The Justice Department files a motion asking Judge April M. Perry to clarify what law authorizes a 16 November 2026 evidentiary hearing in United States v. Rabbitt and others, at which she has ordered the US Attorney and three assistants to testify live. It argues the court cannot act as prosecutor in a potential criminal contempt inquiry, that the setup creates a Fifth Amendment Catch-22 for the prosecutors, and that the court should limit or forgo the inquiry and leave the matter to the Executive Branch.