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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 07:56 PM Oct 2019

Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won't comply with impeachment inquiry

Two South Florida businessman who peddled supposedly explosive information from Ukraine about corruption involving Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton will not comply with a request for documents and depositions from three House committees overseeing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman will not respond to a Monday deadline for documents and do not plan to appear for depositions scheduled for Thursday and Friday, their attorney John Dowd told the Miami Herald.

“No response planned,” Dowd, who helped defend Trump during part of the recently concluded Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, said in email.

Democrats working on the burgeoning impeachment inquiry said Parnas and Fruman’s decision to ignore a request issued last Monday will lead to subpoenas, which would compel them to testify and provide documents or face criminal charges.

“While we have engaged with counsels for these witnesses, they have so far refused to agree to testify or turn over relevant documents. If they continue to fail to comply, they will be served with subpoenas in short order,” an official working on the impeachment inquiry said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-businessmen-with-giuliani-ukraine-ties-wont-comply-with-impeachment-inquiry/ar-AAIqSs3?li=BBnbcA1#image=1

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Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won't comply with impeachment inquiry (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 OP

It was entirely predictable. drray23 Oct 2019 #1

If we had a functioning Justice Dept. the FBI would have kicked in their doors at 6 AM by now. yellowcanine Oct 2019 #2

Lock them all up. sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #3

Exactly......and would this ever happen?? a kennedy Oct 2019 #11

Lock them up........nt fantase56 Oct 2019 #4

The article makes interesting reading. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #5

"If they continue to fail to comply, they will be served with subpoenas" Garrett78 Oct 2019 #6

why should they. its clear nobody is going to hold them accountable nt msongs Oct 2019 #7

Add him to the list of obstructionist to impeachment lawyer up dud! FloridaBlues Oct 2019 #8

They need to start levying fines. Straight away. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #9

I'm sure Nancy and Chuck will get right on it Skittles Oct 2019 #10

and there needs to be jail time for these actions. ALL need to go to prison for being a kennedy Oct 2019 #12

Lock them up rockfordfile Oct 2019 #13

drray23

(7,633 posts)

1. It was entirely predictable.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 07:59 PM

Oct 2019

Given the trend Trump and his goons have set ignoring subpoenas, no wonder everybody else is trying to do the same. Congress is seen as toothless. Unless and until they start using inherent contempt, this will get worse.