Posted on 12/06/2019 2:54:18 PM PST by billorites
Fanatics can justify any action, and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff this week demonstrated where that mindset leads. In his rush to paint Donald Trump as a lawbreaker, Mr. Schiff has himself trampled law and responsibility.
That’s the bottom line in Mr. Schiff’s stunning decision to subpoena the phone records of Rudy Giuliani and others. Mr. Schiff divulged the phone logs this week in his Ukraine report, thereby revealing details about the communications of Trump attorneys Jay Sekulow and Mr. Giuliani, ranking Intelligence Committee member Devin Nunes, reporter John Solomon and others. The media is treating this as a victory, when it is a disgraceful breach of ethical and legal propriety.
If nothing else, Mr. Schiff claims the ignominious distinction of being the first congressman to use his official powers to spy on a fellow member and publish the details. His report also means open season on members of the press. Mr. Giuliani over months has likely spoken to dozens of political figures and reporters—and the numbers, dates and length of those calls are now in Democrats’ hot little hands. Who gets the Schiff treatment next? If you think politics is ugly now, imagine a world in which congressional partisans routinely track and expose the call lists of their political rivals and disfavored media.
If we’ve never had a scandal like this before, it’s in part because it is legally dubious. Federal law bars phone carriers from handing over records without an individual’s agreement. The statute makes some exceptions, including for federal and state law-enforcement agencies.
But not for lawmakers. “There does not appear to be any basis to believe that a congressional committee is authorized to subpoena telephone records directly from a provider—as opposed to an individual,” former Attorney General Michael Mukasey tells me.
Maybe that’s because no one
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We haven’t heard the last of this.
The part with spying on Rudy was a BIG mistake.
He ain’t what he was when he was mayor here but he’s still got enough fight in him and will not let this Ukraine thing go.
And if they’re thinking of giving him a heart attack in his sleep or having him hang himself, he’s not stupid.
I’d bet decent money he’s got people ready to exact physical vengeance if anything happens to him.
He’s been around the block.
We’ll see. That Schiff would do this should surprise no one. My question is: if it’s illegal, why did the phone company comply?
Sue the pants off AT&T
https://www.libertynation.com/giulianis-dead-man-switch-armed-a-biden-insurance-policy/
correct. not stupid
I think it is one thing to get the records.
It’s a completely different thing to reveal them to the public like he did.
Washington and the rest of the country has been aware of this for at least the last seven days. Okay. So now what?
We are all disturbed and disgusted. Yes. therefore what?
Mr. Schiff’s stunning decision to subpoena the phone records of .... reporter John SolomonAs outrageous as the rest of the spying was, you would think the press would be screaming about this. But just like Obama's spying on reporter James Rosen, they care not a bit.
Drag him to prison!
I’m out of words for the sorry sonsabitches.
Because they’re intimidated.
Some men become Navy SEALS, some men go to work for the phone company.
I didn’t know about that.
He said that he figured Biden would try to have him killed.
Wow.
What a sick world to have to live in, DC is.
Devin Nunes should walk up to Schiff and kick him in the balls. Then tell him go ahead and groan and whine, I’m recording it beotch.
That’s a great idea.
I think Schiff is going to have a bad ending. Karma is going to get him good.
I think the key words with this are “law-enforcement agencies”. From what I have read, they are not considered a law-enforcement agency.
>>> therefore what?
The Republicans will whine and complain. There could be an investigation over the next several years. Amounting to nothing.
Ed. Buck.
https://247sports.com/college/auburn/Board/104012/Contents/Adam-Schiffs-Ed-Buck-Problem-136787527/
I had a bad Carmen girl friend in high school. I know not Carmen, Karma. I hope both of them kick Schifftzhead in the crotch too, along with Pelosi,Nadless, and Brennan. The list is longer but you’ll get my drift.
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