Roger Stone associate Andrew Miller says he is "cool as a cucumber" now that Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court, believing the newly confirmed justice would rule in his favor should his challenge to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's authority reach the highest court in the land.
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Andrew Miller previously worked as an aide to Stone, a longtime Trump ally who is under scrutiny in the Russia investigation. Miller was subpoenaed earlier this year to testify before the special counsel's grand jury. Instead of complying, he waged a legal battle to invalidate Mueller's authority to act as a prosecutor. A federal judge ruled against him, holding him in contempt of court for failing to testify, and he has appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Asked how he feels about Kavanaugh's presence on the court, as someone who might be sympathetic to his case, Miller said, "I feel nothing but great. I'm cool as a cucumber now."
Miller made his remarks in an interview on a radio show hosted by former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo, who also has criticized the Russia investigation.
For the case to reach the Supreme Court, Miller would have to lose at the appellate court first. His case is scheduled to be heard by three appellate judges on November 8, and a decision would come later.
Kavanaugh would be "very good on this issue," Miller's attorney Paul Kamenar said on WBEN.
"He would be a good ally," Kamenar said of Kavanaugh, "because he has talked about these cases before in terms of presidential power and limiting the power of the government and has written about this very issue of the constitutionality of the independent counsel."
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So far, four federal judges -- including the one who ruled on Miller's case at the trial court level -- have upheld Mueller's appointment and authority to bring the cases he prosecuted.
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Miller worked for Stone on and off as a traveling aide, driver and tech guy who handled Stone's website. Stone-linked political groups paid Miller's company $14,000 during the 2016 election cycle, according to federal records. He is one of a handful of Stone associates who were interviewed by investigators this year or gave testimony to Mueller's grand jury. Miller talked for two hours with FBI agents at his Missouri home earlier this year.
Roger Stone aide hopes Kavanaugh will support his case against Mueller (CNN)