Much of Jonathan Gruber’s testimony before Congress consisted of saying that absolutely none of his comments from years ago were accurate. On his comments about the tax subsidies he said:

Gruber: “I don’t think its a correct interpretation of the law or my statement. My statement was too poorly worded and much too glib.”

— Josh Blackman (@JoshMBlackman) December 9, 2014

He also said, in a response to Rep. Desjarlais, that he wasn’t certain about the subsidies, as the President in 2012 may not establish a federal exchange, thus leaving the states in a lurch.

Gruber on his subsidy comment: “I was being glib. I was concerned about federal exchange, and wouldn’t be sure who was president” in 2012

— Josh Blackman (@JoshMBlackman) December 9, 2014

This supports the challenger’s position in King.

But more importantly, he adamantly refused to tell the Committee how much the government paid him. But even more importantly, he *refused* to explain whether he had any conversations with anyone in the Obama Administration.

Gruber is refusing to answer about any conversations he had with Obama administration about Obamacare. Wow.

— Josh Blackman (@JoshMBlackman) December 9, 2014

It almost seemed like he was attempting to shield himself with executive privilege. Unreal.

The Committee said it will subpoena Gruber. Let’s see if DOJ intervenes to oppose the subpoena. That would make a remarkable battle over executive privilege.