Article snippet: A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit over the testimony of Charles Kupperman, a former deputy to then-national security adviser MORE, saying House Democrats’ decision to withdraw a subpoena for Kupperman's testimony had rendered his case moot. Kupperman was on the July 25 phone call between MORE and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the center of Trump's impeachment and filed a lawsuit to resolve the conflict between House Democrats seeking to compel his testimony and a White House order to defy a congressional subpoena. Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over the case. Leon said the Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee’s withdrawal of a subpoena for Kupperman’s testimony — plus its “unequivocal” pledge to not reissue one — relieved the former White House aide of the "irreconcilable commands" he faced. “He accordingly lacks any personal stake in the outcome of this dispute,” Leon wrote. “Thus, it would appear that this case is moot and should be dismissed.” An attorney for Kupperman had described the former aide as being caught in a “classic Catch-22,” facing irreconcilable orders from government branches caught in a potentially landmark legal battle over the separation of powers but with “no dog in the fight.” Kupperman hoped the court would declare a winner. But by dismissing Kupperman's case, the judge was not required to resolve the dispute between the govern... Link to the full article to read more