Posted on 07/10/2018 9:21:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former FBI attorney Lisa Page, whose text messages with FBI agent Peter Strzok became a flashpoint amid allegations of anti-Trump bias at the bureau, will not appear for interviews on Wednesday with House lawmakers, her lawyer said.
Page's lawyer said in a statement obtained by Politico that she will not comply with a congressional subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform Committees.
"Instead of responding to our requests to explain the scope of the interview and provide sufficient notice to allow her to prepare, the Committees chose to issue a subpoena," Page's attorney wrote.
"The Committees would be asking Lisa about materials she has not yet been shown," the lawyer continued. "As a result, Lisa is not going to appear for an interview at this time."
Republicans on the committees have honed in on texts between Page and Strzok that were critical of then-candidate Donald Trump as evidence of broader FBI bias against his campaign.
Strzok is slated to appear in a public hearing on Thursday. Page's lawyer pushed back at the committee at the time the subpoena was issued, accusing the committees of providing insufficient notice that would allow her to prepare for the investigation.
“We asked the Committee staff to explain the scope of the investigation and provide sufficient notice that would allow her to prepare, which are normal conditions for congressional committees, but these committees have not followed the normal process,” Amy Jeffress, Page’s lawyer, said in a statement.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) blasted Page's announcement in a statement Tuesday night, accusing the former FBI lawyer of having "something to hide."
"She has known for months that the House Judiciary Committee has sought her testimony as part of our joint investigation with the Oversight Committee into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, and she has no excuse for her failure to appear," Goodlatte wrote.
“We will use all tools at our disposal to obtain her testimony. Americans across the country are alarmed at the bias exhibited by top officials at the Justice Department and FBI, and it is imperative Congress conduct vigorous oversight to ensure that never happens again.”
I have never been one to lose hope but I think we're almost done.
It's all out there and no one does anything.
I knew 'The Swamp' was massive but I held out hope when it came down to a choice between 'The Swamp' and loyalty to country and the Constitutions, there would be those willing to give all to restore integrity to our government.
I'm beginning to fear I was wrong.
The records will be sealed.
Exactly so and throw her arse in jail to boot; RIGHT NOW!
I feel the same as you.
Relax guys. We have them cornered. There is no way out.
Who is Amy Jeffress? Background anyone?
Might be another layer of ex-FBI personnel in on this anti-Trump conspiracy. Worth finding out.
We have them cornered. There is no way out.
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Do you think any of them will go to jail?
I dunno, the look on Strzok’s face told me quite a bit; so absolutely smug and arrogant. Made me just want to punch him.
And the evidence destroyed with hammers by the FIB.
Lock her up!
No one seem interested in doing that.
Agreed. This should be a step beyond the redline. If nothing is done and done quickly, we’ve become a banana republic.
if it isn’t addressed it may be the beginning of some
“insurance policy” like vigilante justice..these clowns have been protected too long..
if it isn’t addressed it may be the beginning of some
“insurance policy” like vigilante justice..these clowns have been protected too long..
They're Democrats. They can and will weasel out of everything.
The RINOs in Congress will continue to do nothing about it.
She was subpoenaed. In response she had her lawyers tell congress where to go.
Seriously, there should be a criminal referral from Congress to DOJ, and our nutless wonder AG should prefer charges and jail the bayotch.
I like your thinking. Windhorse, eh? Nice.
Maybe but I doubt it. She’s afraid.
She flipped on all of them after McCabe tried to escape by throwing her under the bus.
She’s scared to death unlike Peter Strzok who sees it as a game that he will escape.
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