Posted on 06/21/2018 11:16:23 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee says a March subpoena issued by the head of the panel seeking documents related to how the FBI handled its probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server and information on the dismissal of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe did not follow committee rules and is therefore invalid.
“Our Committee rules prevent the Majority from making substantive changes to a proposed subpoena without appropriate notice to the Minority,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote on Thursday to Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Hill.
“Because you did not provide me with a copy of the subpoena that actually issued, the subpoena that you eventually issued would be unenforceable as a matter of law,” he said. “As we discussed on at least one other occasion, our consultation is not complete — and the subpoena may not issue — until you have transmitted a full copy of the subpoena to my office.”
The subpoena sought a tranche of documents from the Justice Department (DOJ) related to the government's investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server while serving as secretary of State, as well as information on the removal of McCabe, who was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year.
A spokesperson for Goodlatte's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The letter comes amid a mounting feud between Republicans and DOJ.
This week, a group of GOP leaders vowed to take action against DOJ and FBI if they fail to comply with lawmakers' subpoena requests by the end of this week.
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The Chairman has a pen and a phone, sit please.
More idiocy from Jabba the Nadler...
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