Justice itself is either dead or dying.

Something like they are afraid to give testimony because they can't defend what Trump did.
If this became a common belief it might force them to testify in their defense.

It seems only public pressure will allow this process to advance so they have to focus on creating it.

Republicans understand narrative. Dems need to establish and push their own narrative. It requires a lot of repetition. Have Pelosi or Schiff give a press conference every couple days.

And get that damn server.

The push pull will go on for months court battles will drag impeachment off the headline.

and it will go to the courts.

The only way to send a loud and strong message that this won't be tolerated is to win the WH and both houses of Congress

get a writ of Mandamus to compel Pompeo to fulfill his duty of showing up to testify.

If he still doesn't show up, the writ should have more power than a subpoena, and Pompeo gets locked up and fined.

the House Sergeant at Arms? He has a staff of several hundred that can drag him to jail

The Security detail from the House Sgt. at Arms confronting the Federal Marshals, the Secret Service, Bubba with his AK47, and the Sons of Anarchy.

THAT's when the show begins!

They're better off going to court, getting a court order and if they defy it, the court can order the Marshals to arreat them.

and societal norms but what they don't seem to realize (in their belief of perpetual government domination) is that these "new" rules they are operating under will also be available for future democratic administrations. I'm hoping rule of actual law is reestablished now so these corrupt practices can be ended.

I would not respect them if they did. But I take your point.

and certainly they would not but the option would be there...

to think about how Republicans are going to react when we win back the Senate and WH and they can't block *any* of our nominees.

if Trump is still around.

because the alternative is hopelessness and despair.

Really, don't sweat the small stuff. Komrade Donny and all his minions are trying everything to keep his corruption from sticking. It won't work in the long run. Adam and Nancy know what they are doing.

Relax and break out the popcorn.

He said that if they don't comply, then the House can say that they are going to assume that this is an indication of Trump's guilt and their guilt in the matter as well. They don't have the same restraints as a court of law. They can charge them with things if they refuse to testify.

You are not above the law.

You cannot avoid prosecution by withholding evidence. If you did, then that in of itself is evidence of guilt.

If witnesses do not testify, then the Dems should vote for impeachment by default.

And probably why Pelosi/Schiff think impeachment will be done in a short period of time.

and they wound up with nothing.
because Democrats respect the US Constitution.
The GOP are corrupt thugs.

take years to compel testimony. The power of congress is as strong as those wish it to be. Let's see democrats yield the power they have

They might already have some/many of the documents.

They'll for sure have the info.

Pompeo may be setting himself up for a losing fight that only lands him in contempt and adds an obstruction article to #Traitor's impeachment

Are you sure all 5 are cooperating though? Which ones?

... anything.

Pelosi has mentioned this multiple times, impeachment inquiry is just putting all the commitee investigations under impeachment inquiry instead of just one

To think that some of them aren’t going to fight is foolish. They didn’t screw us. It’s a fight. Ongoing.

To claim there is not a thing we can do is even more foolish.