He said he would let lawyers submit any additional materials they wanted through Friday, then he would make his decision. Any ruling by Judge Mehta is likely to be only the beginning of the case. But Douglas Letter, the general counsel for the House, asked the judge not to stay any such ruling — or, if he does, to make it conditional on the Trump team expeditiously filing an appeal. The larger threat, he said, was that the Trump team could use the courts to run out the clock on this Congress, thwarting its ability to perform oversight. “Any delay undermines the House’s ability to do what the Constitution allows it to do,” Mr. Letter said.

Source: New York Times May 14, 2019 21:43 UTC