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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Sun Apr 28, 2019, 09:43 AM Apr 2019

Update: Status on getting unredacted Mueller report, tax returns, and people to testify

1) Barr may not show up to testify before House Judiciary Committee to answer questions on redactions.

2) Subpoena for undreacted report could end up in federal court for a very long time

3)

The struggle between House Democrats and the Trump administration over investigations intensified Tuesday as a former White House official defied a subpoena and the Treasury Department ignored a deadline for providing President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Kline did not show up Tuesday for a scheduled deposition, and Cummings said he is consulting with other lawmakers and staff about scheduling a vote to hold Kline in contempt of Congress. The committee subpoenaed Kline after one of his former subordinates told the panel that dozens of people in Trump's administration were granted security clearances despite "disqualifying issues" in their backgrounds. Carl Kline, a former White House personnel security director, who was subpoenaed by Democrats

Trump said he doesn't want former or current aides testifying in Congress, "where it's very partisan — obviously very partisan."

Cummings said the White House "has refused to produce a single piece of paper or a single witness" in any of the panel's investigations this year. Democrats took control of the House in January.

7) Trump emboldened more than ever. There was nothing to see there. And you’ll never see my taxes.

8) We have not secured voting systems and nor prevented Russian interference in key states we need to win.

At a Feb. 13 House Homeland Security Committee hearing, EAC Chairman Thomas Hicks told lawmakers he wasn’t worried about threats from foreign parts because of work happening inside the commission’s certified labs that test voting machines.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-official-defies-subpoena-dems-weigh-contempt-vote-62578283

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/15/election-machine-security-2020-cybersecurity-1222803

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Update: Status on getting unredacted Mueller report, tax returns, and people to testify (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 OP

What power does Congress have, on its own, to physically detain and incarcerate someone? Girard442 Apr 2019 #1

Geez... we've got enough ! MSNBC just showed Napolatano of all people lay it out on Fox Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #8

Yeah but Democrats aren't there yet. watoos Apr 2019 #2

If someone is taking extraordinary measures to conceal information... Girard442 Apr 2019 #6

It seems D_Master81 Apr 2019 #3

Cummings is "consulting"?? ... DO SOMETHING! Send the the Sgt at Arms to his DontBooVote Apr 2019 #4

Yes, like Avalon said on Bill Maher...we've got to "unfuck America" Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #10

I agree that there are times abqtommy Apr 2019 #5

+10000 triron Apr 2019 #7

Just take what mueller got and write up articles NOW or never. Jeez you can just Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #9

THIS!!! Nevermypresident Apr 2019 #11

Bravo on your journal articles. Feeling more and Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2019 #12

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

1. What power does Congress have, on its own, to physically detain and incarcerate someone?

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 09:53 AM

Apr 2019

That's where we're heading.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

8. Geez... we've got enough ! MSNBC just showed Napolatano of all people lay it out on Fox

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:39 AM

Apr 2019

watoos

(7,142 posts)

2. Yeah but Democrats aren't there yet.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 09:56 AM

Apr 2019

I don't understand how Democrats plan on getting more information to impeach Trump when no documents are being turned over and people are defying subpoenas?

Drastic times call for drastic measures.

Girard442

(6,075 posts)

6. If someone is taking extraordinary measures to conceal information...

Reply to watoos (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:02 AM

Apr 2019

...you could reasonably move on the supposition that it's damning.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)

3. It seems

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:03 AM

Apr 2019

That many Democratic reps are going to use this as a narrative for the election more than trying to get info. Use this to paint the administration as corrupt. I only hope it works cause if it doesn’t democracy is over as we know it.

DontBooVote

(901 posts)

4. Cummings is "consulting"?? ... DO SOMETHING! Send the the Sgt at Arms to his

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:03 AM

Apr 2019

house and drag him out and put his ass in jail for contempt of Congress and leave him there until he is ready to comply with Congress' order to appear!

F'cking DO SOMETHING!

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

10. Yes, like Avalon said on Bill Maher...we've got to "unfuck America"

Reply to DontBooVote (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:43 AM

Apr 2019

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

5. I agree that there are times

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:17 AM

Apr 2019

when it's wise to proceed cautiously. Now is not that time. If Democratic leadership doesn't act now it will turn public opinion against them.

triron

(22,003 posts)

7. +10000

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:18 AM

Apr 2019

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

9. Just take what mueller got and write up articles NOW or never. Jeez you can just

Reply to triron (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:42 AM

Apr 2019

Add another one for not letting people testify

Our leadership is playing us. We, the liberals, have nowhere else to go

Nevermypresident

(781 posts)

11. THIS!!!

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 11:58 AM

Apr 2019

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

12. Bravo on your journal articles. Feeling more and

Reply to Nevermypresident (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 01:38 PM

Apr 2019

More like the fix is in ..we will not follow the Constitution and will not hold him accountable. It is utterly disgraceful and I am ashamed of us. Trump is prancing like he's blameless. Just what the anti-impeachment contingency worried so much about happening IF we impeached.

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