Posted on 11/27/2022 10:48:25 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he would have to consider the validity of and House Republicans’ subpoena before complying with it.
Anchor Dana Bash said, “The incoming oversight chair, James Comer, told Punchbowl News in an interview, ‘I don’t believe congressional investigations have a whole lot of credibility now. I blame Adam Schiff for that, but it’s also both parties to blame for investigations in the past. I want to change that.’ What’s your response?”
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Schiff can safely ignore any subpoena issued by the House. All the House committee can do is find him in contempt of Congress...and then refer the case to FJB’s D.O.J. and then...?
There’s no point in investigating Schiff. Congress makes the laws with convenient loopholes for dirtbags like him. There are ethics procedures that could be pursued in open session and have the entire investigation released publicly though. Totally believe Schiff, Pelosi, Swallwell, etc.. deserve that.
Do I believe it will happen? No, not really.
Schiff-head cannot be trusted in any capacity or any issue. McCarthy will prove himself as a fool if he allows Schiff-head to serve on ANY congressional committee. However, I could change my mind if there is a congressional committee responsible for cleaning the congressional toilets.
Kevin McCarthy says that he wants to kick Schiff off the intelligence committee, the committee that he chairs because of his handling of the Trump/Russia investigation.
Specifically that schiff repeatedly asserted in some 240 Tv appearances that he had direct evidence of Russian collusion, direct collusion that he failed to produce.
See, the law and rules only apply to the Republicans, the Libs just parse the wording to death.......
Astonishing, how people like this get elected and weeld power over us.
Simply astonishing.
Send the US Marshals to drag him in if he refuses.
“U.S. CODE
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 193. Privilege of witnesses
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.”
Simply look up Hinds Precedents, especially chapters 53 and 51, and Cannon’s Precedents, especially chapters 184-185. You’ll find numerous detailed cases of Congress asserting its power, arresting people, holding them until they agreed to answer questions, and then releasing them. Some of these people did not refuse to appear, but simply failed to satisfactorily answer questions.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
In 1857, a New York Times reporter refused to say which members of Congress had asked him to get them bribes (protecting his “sources” just as various Judith Millers today protect the people who feed them proven lies that costs thousands of lives), so Congress locked him up until he answered and then banned him from Congress.
In 1924 an oil executive appeared but refused to answer certain questions, so the Senate held — literally held — him in contempt. Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana argued that this question of contempt was of the gravest importance, and that it involved “the very life of the effective existence of the House of Representatives of the United States and of the Senate of the United States.” The matter was taken to court, and the witness fined and imprisoned.
Yes. Criminal contempt of Congress must be prosecuted by the DOJ or the US Attorney for DC as a misdemeanor.
Civil contempt of Congress is tried as a suit in federal court.
Congress has for practical purposes given up its ability to prosecute contempt on their own.
Lock the fat bastard up.
Sadly we have pockets of our nation that can’t grasp the
danger of a man like Schiff.
He’s my congressman.
Schiff, Feinstein, and Pelosi, what a sad predicament.
This state is basically held hostage to the teacher’s and
law enforcement unions, plus all the people on government
programs breaking the backs of not only our citizens, but
the government itself.
This goes on only so long.
Wait until the government can’t print money to cover the
adult diapers most Welfare folks should be forced to wear.
Looking forward to see your chastising Schiff as you did Trump if he doesn’t comply with a Congressional subpoena.
Having stated that, if Trump ignores a Congressional subpoena why should anyone else be “chastised” for ignoring one?
Better yet, lock him up in the congressional jail (there is one). McCarthy doesn't need the DOJ to do that, just a majority vote.
Schiff is simply an arrogant POS.
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