Trump Impeachment: “No on is above the law” – US judge

The Trump administration has refused to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry and other democrat-led investigations, directing current and former white house officials to defy subpoenas for testimony and documents.

But in her ruling, US district judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that no one is above the law.

Executive branch officials are not absolutely immune from compulsory congressional process no matter how many times the executive branch has asserted as much over the years – even if the president expressly directs such officials’ noncompliance.

The Trump administration has refused to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry and other democrat-led investigations, directing current and former white house officials to defy subpoenas for testimony and documents.

But in her ruling, US district judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that no one is above the law.

Executive branch officials are not absolutely immune from compulsory congressional process – no matter how many times the executive branch has asserted as much over .the years – even if the president expressly directs such officials’ noncompliance,” she wrote.