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Rep. Issa subpoenas Benghazi auditor Thomas Pickering
The Hill ^ | 5/17/13 | Julian Pecquet

Posted on 05/17/2013 1:07:55 PM PDT by Nachum

The lawmaker leading the charge to investigate the Benghazi terror attack on Friday subpoenaed the co-author of a report that slammed the State Department but didn´t interview Hillary Clinton. House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) formally demanded that retired ambassador Thomas Pickering submit to being deposed by the committee next Thursday. The subpoena comes in the wake of a series of acrimonious public exchanges this week between the two men. Issa didn´t issue a subpoena to former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen, who co-authored the Benghazi report with Pickering.

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KEYWORDS: 201305; alqaeda; arb; armsdeal; benghazi; caliphate; illegal; issa; pickering; subpoenas; syria; turkey
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To: Nachum
A subpoena pron.: /səˈpiːnə/ is a writ by a government agency, most often a court, that has authority to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure.

In the law, testimony is a form of evidence that is obtained from a witness who makes a solemn statement or declaration of fact. Testimony may be oral or written, and it is usually made by oath or affirmation under penalty of perjury.

21 posted on 05/17/2013 2:49:06 PM PDT by Walmartian (I'm their leader. Which way did they go?)
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To: Lee'sGhost; Nachum

lawyer yes, but this is a matter of history and commity (with a “t”).

Cabinet officers are routinely asked questions without an oath.

This Pickering is not such a rank.

Hillary’s Benghazi testimony was not under oath per the custom.

However, in the Scooter Libby investigation (anyone remember that?) the independent counsel appointed by brother Al Gonzolez - Tomas de Torquemada Fitzgerald — even questioned W and Cheney and of course Scooter and Rover.

I do believe that was all under oath. But even if it was not, and in the case of Hillary lying to Congress, there are criminal laws about obstructing justice and Congress (sometimes the same thing - oxymoron?).

There is another time-honored custom, pre-dates independent counsel and special prosecutor legislation ala Ken Starr, Archibald Cox, et al, when either House of Congress may go to the DC Court of Appeals, petition the Court to appoint a special prosecutor if a sufficient showing is made that (a) a federal criminal law has been violated, b) the Attorney General has refused or neglected to prosecute it, and (c) the Attorney General is either directly involved (F&F, AP phone taps) or he is so close to the various targets so as to have an inherent conflict of interest.

No one even speaks of this stuff. Where are the history majors?? Or did they all switch over to art history?

There is another time-honored custom (until the law class Kentan came aboard) where the President orders all his people (exec branch) to cooperate with investigators, waive their confidential source role with media, waive all their rights (Scooter & Rover), or else [I guess they get fired?]. No one mentions that either.

Shalom


22 posted on 05/17/2013 3:04:41 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: Lee'sGhost
The issue is not about being subpoenaed, testifying, or oath.

Pickering wants to testify in a public hearing and has volunteered to do that.

Issa wants Pickering to testify in a private hearing but Pickering said no to the private testimony.

So, Issa issued a subpoena to force him to testify privately.

23 posted on 05/17/2013 3:14:50 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

That is a good move. Obviously this Pickering wants to blast the R’s. He is a total partisan and needs to be exposed as such. No such thing as “distinguished” when you speak political partisan sent to do a neutral investigation. I’d rather have Poirot.


24 posted on 05/17/2013 3:18:05 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: matginzac

:-)

LLS


25 posted on 05/17/2013 3:39:17 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: ken5050

^5
Love Darrell, keeping him in my prayers.


26 posted on 05/17/2013 3:39:26 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer
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To: Ben Ficklin

Good... he is dirty and I can just feel it.

LLS


27 posted on 05/17/2013 3:42:03 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Nachum

investigate the investigators...


28 posted on 05/17/2013 3:55:23 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great natiorn is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: FreeAtlanta; All
Also, call in that drone operator that was on Hannity. He wants to come in and tell what he knows. He suggested the other drone flyers be called in.

"Called in" as in called to testify, or called in as in at the time he tried to get other (presumably armed) drones sent in?

I did not hear the drone op on Hannity, or see a transcript, so if someone has a link to the audio or better yet a transcript, can you post it?

29 posted on 05/17/2013 4:06:23 PM PDT by Paul R. (We are in a break in an Ice Age. A brief break at that...)
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To: Nachum
Hey, Issa, you dumb a$$! THE ONE WHO GAVE THE STAND DOWN ORDER WAS VALERY JARRET!

Until you subpoena HER, you're just p!$$ing in your palm.

Why are pubbies so damn DUMB? and balless?

30 posted on 05/17/2013 4:28:00 PM PDT by ConradofMontferrat (According to mudslymz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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To: Viennacon
If Issa had any balls, the subponeas would be flying like snowflakes in a blizzard.
31 posted on 05/17/2013 5:56:23 PM PDT by dearolddad (/i>)
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To: MestaMachine

It’s not going away, is it.


32 posted on 05/17/2013 6:08:00 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Ben Ficklin

That’s interesting. So no live hearing. That way the others won’t know for sure what he said, right? So it will be harder for everyone to match up lies?


33 posted on 05/17/2013 6:10:14 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: matginzac

one at a time.........


34 posted on 05/17/2013 6:10:30 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....History is a process, not an event)
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To: ConradofMontferrat

Why are you such a richard cranium? Ever played chess? Do you checkmate your opponent in the first couple of moves?

Sheesh.


35 posted on 05/17/2013 6:11:34 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Nachum

Issa....Islam plant. If this were Vegas, I would not put down any cash on it.


36 posted on 05/17/2013 6:21:40 PM PDT by IrishPennant (All warfare is based on deception.)
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To: Army Air Corps

“Hey, get President Jarrett under oath as well.”

Oh how I would love to see Trey Gowdy take apart that bat-faced biotch!!


37 posted on 05/17/2013 6:30:26 PM PDT by Batman11 (Obama is not American.. he has no clue what it is to be American.)
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To: Nachum

Btt later


38 posted on 05/17/2013 6:54:49 PM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: little jeremiah

Not if we can in any way help it.


39 posted on 05/17/2013 8:11:29 PM PDT by MestaMachine
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