Posted on 06/11/2020 9:57:09 AM PDT by bitt
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved subpoenas for documents and testimony from top Obama administration officials as part of the panel’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe during the 2016 presidential election.
The committee voted Thursday to approve a measure giving broad authority to Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to subpoena more than 50 mostly former Obama administration officials as part of its investigation.
The subpoenas apply to former FBI Director James Comey, former national security adviser Susan Rice and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and others.
"McCabe...Comey...their day is coming," Graham said.
The panel rejected a call by Democrats to subpoena those associated with President Trump or the Trump campaign. The Democrats sought subpoenas for George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, Roger Stone and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, among others.
All amendments and authorizations were approved or tabled on party-line votes.
The committee last week was slated to vote on whether to give Graham the power to issue those subpoenas, but after hours of debate last week, the panel decided to wait to vote on the matter Thursday amid concerns raised by Democrats on the committee.
The subpoena authorization approved Thursday would also cover any documents, communications and testimony “related to any aforementioned matter” from current and former officials, including former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, former FBI officials Lisa Page, Peter Strzok, James Baker and Bill Priestap, as well as former DOJ official Bruce Ohr, among others.
The authorizations would also cover individuals involved in the Steele Dossier, including Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson and Nellie Ohr.
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(Why it matters: Graham now has 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.)
....... I am already hearing rumors that the only real person of note that may realistically face charges that could actually stick is James Comey. If that's the case this will be just another exercise in fizzled expectations ....
“The panel rejected a call by Democrats to subpoena those associated with President Trump or the Trump campaign. The Democrats sought subpoenas for George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, Roger Stone and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, among others.”
Ha ha ha! Remember the ‘bipartisan impeachment’ chums!
What goes around comes around.
Sic ‘em!
finally we get to see real hearings, rather than the sham hearings in the dem controlled House.
I guess we had to wait until the real evidence was produced and declassified before the Senate could act.
in 2016, DJT KNEW he had to keep the Senate!
“finally we get to see real hearings, rather than the sham hearings in the dem controlled House.”
I still won’t haul my breath! Lindsay is making waves: Comey’s and McCabe’s day is coming...rah...rah... They both lied to Congress.
Lindsay may drag things out hoping to lose the Senate before he upsets his LGBTQXYZ1234 people!
He was good on Kavanaugh, but that’s all.
“The panel rejected a call by Democrats to subpoena those associated with President Trump or the Trump campaign. The Democrats sought subpoenas for George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, Roger Stone and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, among others.”
Ha ha ha! Remember the ‘bipartisan impeachment’ chums!
What goes around comes around.
On the contrary. I’d much rather hear from Flynn, Papa, etc., than Obama admin officials. The Deep State coup activities that happened in 2017 while Trump was POTUS are a far more important issue than whatever the Obama admin did.
Theater. Waiting on Durham indictments.
I’d agree with you if it was at least a year ago. Now, it’s wasting time in the few ‘work days’ left in the year before all kinds of recesses and electioneering.
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