Intel Dem: No reason for White House to defy subpoena unless Trump is 'guilty'

[anotherlife]

The House hasn't issued valid subpeonas as they haven't voted on the Impeachment Inquiry. All we are seeing now is their Kabuki Impeachment-like Theater. It's all bogus.

Congressional subpoenas are valid regardless.

No, they are not. Subpoenas are only valid when related to legislative issues or for a formal inquiry process, which this is not.

The Bluffpeachment is just a political process, and the Bluffpoenas are just Kabuki Theater props.

You’re still a fucking idiot.

Susan McDougall was jailed for 18 months for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the Whitewater investigation. It wasn’t even an impeachment yet. The House can and should start arresting people.

The House should arrest people? I didn't know that the House was the executive branch now? But again, this wasn't a problem for the gestapo either. HEHEHE

It's only been used two or three times in the entire history of the Congress. It's never been done without a judge's permission.

Nowadays it would most likely result in a standoff between the Seargent at arm's and the secret service detail... For obvious reasons my money is on the secret service. At that point Congress would have to sue the executive branch for the right to arrest. Even a progressive judge is going to hesitate to grant them that authority without a full vote. Progressive judges can be morons but they are not complete idiots.

Jo

So progressive judges can be trusted? Barb Wire comes to mind.

 

[Lesh]

AAAAAAANNNNNND THE DOJ THEN GOES TO THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM FOR THE PAPERWORK. THEY MAY GET IT OR THEY MAY NOT GET IT.

JO

Orrrrrr. if the DOJ is run by Billy Bagman..they simply ignore anything they think might hurt Trump

 

[M14 Shooter]

AAAAAAANNNNNND THE DOJ THEN GOES TO THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM FOR THE PAPERWORK. THEY MAY GET IT OR THEY MAY NOT GET IT.
JO

Orrrrrr. if the DOJ is run by Billy Bagman..they simply ignore anything they think might hurt Trump

Much like it did 2013-2017.

 

[boedicca]