Chairman Graham Announces Committee to Consider Subpoena Authorization Related to Oversight of FISA Process, Crossfire Hurricane Investigation [Approved today via 12-10 vote]

judiciary.senate.gov ^ | May 18, 2020 | US Senate Judiciary press release

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Chairman Graham Announces Committee to Consider Subpoena Authorization Related to Oversight of FISA Process, Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced that the Committee would debate and vote on a subpoena authorization related to the FISA abuse investigation and oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.

Graham’s subpoena authorization covers a number of documents, communications and testimony from witnesses, including James Comey, Andrew McCabe, James Clapper, John Brennan, Sally Yates, and others.

The subpoena authorization will be first listed on the agenda for the Committee’s executive business meeting on May 21, 2020. The Committee is expected to vote on the subpoena authorization at its June 4, 2020 executive business meeting.

Background on Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena authorizations:

• Under Senate Judiciary Committee rules, the Chairman cannot unilaterally issue a subpoena. The Chairman can ONLY issue a subpoena with the consent of the Ranking Member or by a Committee vote.
• If approved by a majority of the Committee, the subpoena authorization gives the Chairman the ability to issue a subpoena for witnesses, documents or other materials.
• Subpoena authorization votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee are not common. Chairman Graham will use the precedent set by Chairman Leahy as a guideline for this subpoena authorization vote. On September 25, 2008, the Committee authorized subpoenas by party line vote.

Witnesses, documents and other materials covered by Graham’s subpoena authorization:

• Documents and communications referenced in, and testimony at a hearing or deposition of any individual named or identified by pseudonym in, the report titled “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation” issued by the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General
• Documents and communications related to, and the testimony at a hearing or deposition of any current or former executive branch official or employee involved in, the Crossfire Hurricane investigation (including investigations opened under the Crossfire Hurricane umbrella) or the receipt or analysis of reports prepared by Christopher Steele (commonly referred to as the “Steele dossier”)
• Documents, communications and testimony at a hearing or deposition related to any aforementioned matter from:

 

 Trisha Anderson, Brian Auten, James Baker, William Barr, Dana Boente, Jennifer Boone, John Brennan, James Clapper, Kevin Clinesmith, James Comey, Patrick Conlon, Michael Dempsey, Stuart Evans, Tashina Gauhar, Carl Ghattas, Curtis Heide, Kathleen Kavalec, David Laufman, Stephen Laycock, Jacob Lew, Loretta Lynch, Andrew McCabe, Mary McCord, Denis McDonough, Arthur McGlynn, Jonathan Moffa, Sally Moyer, Mike Neufield, Sean Newell, Victoria Nuland, Bruce Ohr, Nellie Ohr, Stephanie L. O’Sullivan, Lisa Page, Joseph Pientka, John Podesta, Samantha Power, E.W. “Bill” Priestap, Sarah Raskin, Steve Ricchetti, Susan Rice, Rod Rosenstein, Gabriel Sanz-Rexach, Nathan Sheets, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Glenn Simpson, Steve Somma, Peter Strzok, Michael Sussman, Adam Szubin, Jonathan Winer, Christopher Wray, and Sally Yates.

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https://www.axios.com/senate-judiciary-subpoena-russia-investigation-65085cd6-8787-4b35-92f1-c5b6e7272c76.html?📁

Why it matters: Today's vote gives Graham sweeping authority to subpoena documents and more than 50 individuals related to the Russia investigation, including former FBI director James Comey, former CIA director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

Yes, I know people will show up to complain bitterly that "nothing's gonna happen" but they're wrong. :)

[Fido969]

Slow walk.

[JoSixChip]

After 4 years? It must be an election year. We are the stupidest party and people to ever exist.

[Rapscallion]

Something WILL happen.

[FES0844]

Wake me when Comey and gang go to jail.

[Truthoverpower]

I predicted all these indictments would be coming out right before the election this year looks like I’m right on track

I certainly didn’t count on the Democrats fully going completely nuts right including Burning pillaging and having our groups take over parts of a major city though!

more popcorn please!

[Mr. K]

so... after 3.5 years

he wants to open debate, on whether to hold a vote, on whether to subpoena people?

RETIRE YOU USELESS PIECE OF CRAP

[veracious]

Good for show. Likely not any DC creature will do anything to uphold any actual law, especially against DCians. Only USAians working in DC and everywhere are subject of law enforcement, whereby DC enforces non-law upon We-The-People.

[bitt]

p

[Boogieman]

“Yes, I know people will show up to complain bitterly that “nothing’s gonna happen” but they’re wrong. :)”

Oh okay. Tell us then, when is the last time that Graham subpoenaing stuff led to an indictment?

[Boogieman]

“I predicted all these indictments would be coming out right before the election...”

Great plan, so if we lose the election all the indictments can just be dropped.

[Jan_Sobieski]

If we are going to have a homosexual run the Senate, why can’t we have Richard Grenell rather than Lindsey Graham?

[Trumpnado2016]

Flimsy Graham will have another 5 months to showboat and do nothing but talk.

[glorgau]

They voted to debate and then vote upon supoenas.

Yawn.

[TBP]

OK, now what?

[Ann Archy]

Hey Linda...how about getting a REAL INTERROGATOR to question those CRIMINALS instead of you PEACOCKS strutting your faces and asking vapid questions on TV?

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!!! This is VITAL to our nation!!!

[databoss]

someone somewhere did something and Detective Graham is on the case 3 years late...

[Bayard]

Honna grab all the evidence and putit together. That way it all fits in one investigation.

[Victor]

Why isn’t Hillary on that list...?

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I’ve read out on the internet several times now, that it’s customary to indict/convict the lower level and then use it to demonstrate to the court that Obama/Hillary level had countless relationships, often in positions of authority, over people convicted of felony (in this case, treason).
It is a safer means of getting a conviction of the upper level if you shop up at their trial with convictions of those whom they directed.