Posted on 10/03/2020 2:15:37 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Saturday that he will not appear at a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee next week after two of its members tested positive for COVID-19.
McCabe was set to testify in front of the judiciary panel on Tuesday as part of its investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe but said he felt attending would be tantamount to putting his family at risk after Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who sit on the committee, tested positive.
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"Mr. McCabe is willing, able, and eager to testify in person about Crossfire Hurricane at any time in the future when it is safe to do so. But he is not willing to put his family’s health at risk to do so," he continued. "For these reasons, we are unwilling to appear in person for the October 6 hearing; and for reasons of fairness, we are unwilling to testify remotely. A fair and appropriate hearing of this kind — which is complex and contentious — simply cannot be conducted other than in person."
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I have a hearing coming up soon.
I wonder if I can use the excuse that I’m afraid of catching the virus :)
Jail him in solitary confinement, until he feels safe.
Covid-19 the all purpose excuse of the 21st Century even surpassing “ Pleading “Not Guilty” due to temporary insanity at the time:
News item from December 2199: Man accuses of 20 homicides pleads “Not Guilty” as he was suffering from Covid-19 at the time.
Tell him to wear a mask.
Put the azzhole on Zoom like everybody else or makes the punk come in masked like millions have to as they HAVE to go to work.
But he won't...and prolly won't do any time either.
skype, gotomeeting, and zoom are fully functional, so in the 21st century, there’s no reason not to ‘appear’.
Recall when Hunter Biden used this excuse to avoid his paternity suit in Little Rock? They learn fast.
There is never gonna be a country where the rich and powerful don’t get away with things we can’t get away with.
But i’s kind of getting out of control now.
I wonder if he can use that excuse to evade a criminal trial?
See tag. EOM.
Written interrogatory under oath will suffice, with a 48 hour timeline.
Yeah, but Hunter’s judge wasn’t having any of it.
Masks make everyone safe. Just ask Fauci.
FORCE HIM!! It;s called ZOOM, if nothing else!
he should sit in a circle 6 ft from anyone else and wear a mask - works for dems
It’s too bad that technology hasn’t progressed to the point where he could communicate from another location.
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