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House Republicans threaten DOJ, FBI officials with contempt in documents fight
ABC News ^ | June 21, 2018 | BENJAMIN SIEGEL

Posted on 06/21/2018 10:12:50 AM PDT by yoe

There is of course a slant to this report however, we need to look at how truth is presented to understand progressives.

A long-running battle has now escalated to the point where House Republicans are threatening top federal law enforcement officials with contempt of Congress if the Justice Department and FBI do not comply by the end of the week with document requests related to the Hillary Clinton email and Trump-Russia investigations.

[snip] Republican leaders gave DOJ and FBI until this Friday to comply, a source familiar with the meeting told ABC News. Lawmakers had not received all of the requested documents as of Wednesday. The House Intelligence Committee has been given access to a "small portion" of the documents requested, according to a congressional official.

The Justice Department and FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but FBI Director Chris Wray said last week that while his agency has "an obligation to be responsive to legitimate congressional oversight" it also has "an obligation to protect sources and methods are not compromise ongoing criminal investigations."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: contempt; contemptofcongress
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To: yoe

I’m sick of this “tactic” of delay, redact, obstruct, more delay, outright lies, etc. Let’s put those bastards in cuffs and march then off to confinement, trial and GITMO. That will make the rest of the treasonous bastards sing like song birds.


21 posted on 06/21/2018 10:27:27 AM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: yoe
SAY WHAT?? Last Friday, Gowdy promised to get really, really, mad on Wednesday if he didn't get the documents Monday. It's Thursday. Did he huff and puff and stomp his feet and cry yesterday? If he did, we missed it. That's because the maniacs ginned up the "kids in cages" false narrative to take attention away from the issue.

What's he going to do now? I'm hoping for some teeth gnashing and name calling. (sarcasm, of course)

22 posted on 06/21/2018 10:27:34 AM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: shelterguy
They seem to take turns threatening this stuff so everyone gets a good sound bite to use in the next election.

That's it, exactly. The reason nothing gets done is it serves the re-relection interests that nothing gets done. These Congress critters are more interested in sound bites and election slogans than actually doing anything. The Obamacare repeal-non-repeal was the perfect example.

23 posted on 06/21/2018 10:28:47 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: Snickering Hound

Exactly. No one in DC ever goes to jail, gets fired, or faces any real repercussions. They just do a lot of finger wagging and grandstanding in front of a microphone. Then everyone goes back to their desk job the next day.


24 posted on 06/21/2018 10:29:49 AM PDT by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
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To: yoe

When the week is over there will be no documents and the Republicans will meekly shut up, and then go vote for Ryan’s amnesty.
In November, they will be wondering why they lost the House.


25 posted on 06/21/2018 10:30:54 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: grania; All

My take on it is this, In order for the House to take action they need the Speaker to bring the motion to the floor.

Lyin, RINO Ryan is holding them hostage. He is not going to take any action until he has their vote to push thru his Scamnasty Legislation.

My bet is that is what Meadows was so pissed about yesterday. Ryan most likely failed to follow thru on his threats to the DOJ/FBI after they failed to comply with the Weds. Timeline Ryan laid down last Friday.


26 posted on 06/21/2018 10:31:36 AM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: nikos1121
"How long do you threaten until you act?"

“There’s going to be hell to pay by Wednesday morning,” said Rep. Devin Nunes."

It's Thursday, so let's get crackin'.

27 posted on 06/21/2018 10:32:24 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Truth29

They’re threatening to impeach. The could also hold RR in House Jail until docs are produced. They can... i doubt they will.


28 posted on 06/21/2018 10:32:46 AM PDT by Principled (No one will conquer America, from within or without, until its citizenry are disarmed.)
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To: yoe

I’m confused, does contempt happen before or after a letter or even a stern letter? So for, contempt is just what I feel towards congress - utterly meaningless.


29 posted on 06/21/2018 10:33:11 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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Easy fix: President Trump tells them they have 24 hours to hand over all requested documents, unredacted and complete...if not, mass firings begin.


30 posted on 06/21/2018 10:33:52 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: yoe
FBI Director Chris Wray said last week that while his agency has "an obligation to be responsive to legitimate congressional oversight" it also has "an obligation to protect sources and methods are not compromise ongoing criminal investigations."

And the FBI did not want to release the name of certain agents because they were involved in counterintelligence ... except it turns out that two were not. The fact that Wray accommodates such malfeasance means he is too compromised to run the FBI. We've been lied to enough.

31 posted on 06/21/2018 10:34:38 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: yoe

Good for the House Republicans....


32 posted on 06/21/2018 10:34:47 AM PDT by GOPJ ( Difference between Putin and Hillary? Putin can win an election rigged in his favor.)
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To: mass55th
“There’s going to be hell to pay by Wednesday morning,” said Rep. Devin Nunes."


33 posted on 06/21/2018 10:35:19 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: yoe

The GOP congresscritters are exactly like the liberals and the liberal media. NObody believes anything they say anymore.


34 posted on 06/21/2018 10:39:50 AM PDT by adorno
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To: yoe

I got an idea. The President orders a battalion of Marines to secure evidence and interrogate witnesses at the DOJ and FBI buildings.

Within a week we should have all the evidence we need to conduct trials at Gitmo.

5.56mm


35 posted on 06/21/2018 10:40:22 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: yoe

DO they lose their Jobs if held in contempt?


36 posted on 06/21/2018 10:43:46 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: yoe
Do, or did, House Democrats ever "threaten"?

ML/NJ

37 posted on 06/21/2018 10:44:22 AM PDT by ml/nj
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To: yoe

Have we passed the point yet where house pubbies are a joke?


38 posted on 06/21/2018 10:46:38 AM PDT by pt17
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To: VA_Gentleman

Guys, it’s gonna take a ten million pissed-off patriots visit to DC to rectify all this traitorous b.s.


39 posted on 06/21/2018 10:52:31 AM PDT by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterto)
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That ABC "news" article is a horrible crock of sh#t. Of course the only people they ask opinions of are.....sh#t Shiff and flip-flop artist little Marko Rubio. And they deny their is any evidence of anything untoward on the part of the DOJ/FBI, only a plot to attack Mueller.

Doubling down on the Russia/Trump conspiracy.

Garbage news like they always produce.

40 posted on 06/21/2018 10:52:54 AM PDT by Sa-teef
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