Showdown on a Trump Subpoena Could Overshadow Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Image

The following article by Adam Liptak was posted on the New York Times website July 10, 2018:

Judge Brett Kavanaugh visited the Capitol with Vice President Pence, has expressed deep skepticism of the wisdom of forcing a sitting president to answer questions in criminal cases.Credit: Lawrence Jackson for The New York Times

WASHINGTON — It is not every day that a potential constitutional showdown over a presidential subpoena coincides with a confirmation hearing for a crucial Supreme Court seat. Less likely yet is a nominee who has written extensively about the very question at the heart of the dispute.

But that novel historical moment is here.

“It is not at all far-fetched to think that the question of whether President Trump must respond to a subpoena could come before the Supreme Court shortly after the confirmation process,” said Walter Dellinger, who served as acting United States solicitor general in the Clinton administration.

View the complete article on the New York Times website here.