Posted on 02/07/2019 6:27:28 PM PST by jazusamo
After a tense back-and-forth between congressional Democrats and the Justice Department, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and the DOJ announced Thursday evening that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, likely in his final days as the country's chief law enforcement officer, will appear Friday as scheduled before the panel.
House Democrats had threatened to subpoena Whitaker's testimony about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, and in response, Whitaker -- who previously had agreed to testify -- warned that he wouldn't show up unless lawmakers dropped the ultimatum he described as "political theater."
In a letter to Whitaker late Thursday, Nadler, D-N.Y., wrote, "If you appear before the Committee tomorrow morning and if you are prepared to respond to questions from our Members, then I assure you that there will be no need for the Committee to issue a subpoena on or before February 8."
He continued: "To the extent that you believe you are unable to fully respond to any specific question, we are prepared to handle your concerns on a case-by-case basis, both during and after tomorrow’s hearing."
Although it appeared possible that those statements might have fallen short of the assurances Whitaker was seeking, Nadler wrote on Twitter late Thursday that Nadler would, indeed, make an appearance at 9:30 a.m. ET.
The DOJ later said in a statement: "The Chairman has made the commitment that we requested, and agreed that, if Mr. Whitaker voluntarily appears at tomorrow’s hearing, the Committee will not issue a subpoena on or before February 8. In light of that commitment, Acting Attorney General Whitaker looks forward to voluntarily appearing at tomorrow’s hearing and discussing the great work of the Department of Justice."
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It’s why the Evil Party can always beat the Stupid Party.
Whitaker is pathetic and weak. He’ll sweat his way through an embarrassing 3 hours of hell.
He should use Hillary's excuse of falling down, and hitting his head.
You know, that raises an interesting point.
If you or I got a subpoena from a court, we'd have to show up. If we didn't we'd be arrested, hauled in front of the judge, and probably sentenced for contempt of court.
But Congress isn't a Court. It has subpoena power in name, but if someone blows them off--like Holder--don't they need to convince an attorney to go before a judge to then enforce the subpoena? Good luck getting the very same DOJ attorney to show up who you'd have to ask to prosecute the ignoring of the subpoena.
And, there's another thing. Whitaker is an acting appointee. He might not want to create a precedent where Congress is bossing around the DOJ by responding, or appearing to respond, to their subpoena.
Thoughts?
a caged statement from gotchagameplayers.
GOP gave the House to the Rats for this very purpose and to strengthen the “resistance” to our President.
Yeah - they sure can get away with it - remember judge greer, that FL judge that condemned Terri Shiavo to death? He blew them off - TWICE! And, nothing happened to him!
Nadler has lost a lot of weight but I’m waiting for that glorious day when he losses his Marxist mind, totally.
Come on Dementia, do your thing! Oh wait, he’s already demented. “Let’s go for Alzheimer’s for $1,000 Alex”.
Fatty Jerold Nadler will be in charge...
Only Democrats can ignore subpoenas. You will see what a congress can do when it is not lead by a spineless puke like Ryan.
Ryan wasn’t spineless. He was actively opposed to President Trump and his America-first agenda.
If the President authorizes Whitaker to Publicly Disclose any relevant Classified Information regarding the FISA docs, He could really have some fun with them.
What dem isnt?
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