Posted on 01/20/2023 6:14:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Department of Justice will not provide House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, with materials related to its ongoing investigations, the agency said Friday.
"Consistent with longstanding policy and practice, any oversight requests must be weighed against the Department’s interests in protecting the integrity of its work," wrote Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs Carlos Felipe Uriarte in a letter to Jordan that Fox News obtained. "Longstanding Department policy prevents us from confirming or denying the existence of pending investigations in response to congressional requests or providing non-public information about our investigations."
Jordan, whom Republicans have also tapped to lead the House's new "weaponization" of the federal government panel, initially wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland in his capacity as Judiciary Committee chairman on Jan. 13, seeking information related to appointment of special counsel Robert Hur to handle the DOJ's investigation in Biden's storage of classified documents.
On Jan. 17, Jordan dispatched a bevy of letters various federal officials, warning them that they may face subpoenas should they fail to comply with congressional demands for information.
Uriarte directly addressed the Jan. 17 information requests, observing that Jordan's inquiries mandated that the DOJ negotiate with him, which he confirmed his agency would do.
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I think the opportunity comes up next week. The US has hit the debt limit. Now some expenses can be paid out of tax receipts, but it seems to me that DOJ and FBI salaries can be far down on the priority list. The government usually issues special IOUs for salaries, that most banks honor, but a notation on DOJ ones that says "this is unlikely to ever be paid" would go a long way toward resolving the problem.
verry simple remedy....call merric garland to the house and demand the documents. when meric garland refuses. have the master at arms detain Marrick garland till the documents show up...the job of congress is oversight if this ends up before the supreme court so be it.
The House controls the purse strings.
Threaten to defund the DOJ and then do it if they don’t comply.
All they need is two years.
Piece of cake . . .
“Bill?”
Democrat crooks.
It amazes me that the public can’t figure out that Democrats are sleazebags.
It amazes me the public can’t figure out politicians are sleaze bags.
swamp creature: Mr. Uriarte has dedicated most of his career to public service. Notably, he served as Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the Department and as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Interior during the Obama-Biden Administration. Mr. Uriarte also served as Chief Counsel for Investigations on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis under House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, as Counsel to Representative Elijah Cummings on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and as Legislative Counsel to Representative Judy Chu. Mr. Uriarte began his service on Capitol Hill as a law clerk to then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter.
Congress created the exec agencies. Constitutionally, it has plenary oversight authority.
But, unasserted power is power surrendered. Most Congress-clowns would rather avoid possibly bad press and quietly let the Administrative State protect Brandon and his rats.
Then it sounds to me like the feebs no longer need Congress to fund them. Cancel their funding, GOP.
That’s why Garland was so quick out of the gate with special prosecutor.
Yes just trust us huh.
Subpoena it for Gang of Eight.
“ Hold him in Contempt. And make them arrest themselves.”
Send the Sgt. At Arms to make the arrest. Congress has that power. Then toss them in the DC jail. No need to depend on the DOJ.
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