Updated Day 1026

Author: mkiser

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 4/ **Mick Mulvaney asked to join a federal lawsuit over whether Congress can compel senior Trump advisers to testify as part of the House impeachment inquiry**. One of Trump's former top national security advisers, Charles Kupperman, filed the suit last month, saying that he faces conflicting orders from Congress and the White House regarding his obligation to participate in the inquiry. Mulvaney's attorneys said the acting White House chief of staff faces the same dilemma, which is why he skipped his scheduled deposition last week and claimed that he was protected by "absolute immunity." ([Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/09/mulvaney-asks-join-lawsuit-over-conflicting-demands-impeachment-testimony/) / [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/08/mulvaney-kupperman-suit-068305) / [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/us/politics/mulvaney-trump-impeachment-subpoenas.html))
 
-* **Mulvaney's request to join the lawsuit caught former national security adviser John Bolton and his attorneys by surprise**. Bolton has said that he is willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry if the judge rules in favor of the House. ([Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mulvaneys-move-to-join-impeachment-testimony-lawsuit-rankles-bolton-allies/2019/11/10/06f3553a-0332-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html))
+* **John Bolton filed a motion to keep Mick Mulvaney from joining a separation-of-powers lawsuit filed against Trump and the House leadership**. The former national security adviser's lawyers argued that Mulvaney should not be allowed to join the lawsuit as a plaintiff because Mulvaney is considered a key player in the effort to get the Ukrainian government to pursue investigations into Trump's political opponents. Bolton previously said he's willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry if the judge rules in favor of the House. ([New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/us/politics/bolton-mulvaney-impeachment.html) / [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mulvaneys-move-to-join-impeachment-testimony-lawsuit-rankles-bolton-allies/2019/11/10/06f3553a-0332-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html))
 
 5/ **Two supporters of Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured an energy and gas contract from Ukraine after Perry recommended one to be Zelensky's energy adviser**. Perry attended Zelensky's inauguration in May, where he gave Zelensky a list of possible Ukrainian energy secretaries, which included longtime Perry supporter Michael Bleyzer. A week later, Bleyzer and his partner, Alex Cranberg, submitted a bid for a 50-year drilling contract in Ukraine, which was awarded to the two about a month after Perry's visit. The recommendation was made as Zelensky was attempting to secure the nearly $400 million in U.S. military aid. ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/6d8ae551fb884371a2a592ed85a74426))