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OliverQ

(3,363 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:38 AM Oct 2019

Gordon Sondland did not show up for his deposition.

Pompeo ordered him not to, so there will be no hearing today.

More obstruction of justice.

Edited: Apparently Pompeo specifically told him not to show up.

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Gordon Sondland did not show up for his deposition. (Original Post) OliverQ Oct 2019 OP

They should subpoena him and then hold him in contempt. madaboutharry Oct 2019 #1

This will be a test of the new seriousness of the Inquiry. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #2

+1, I wonder if Pompeo can be charged with OOJ after Barr is gone? uponit7771 Oct 2019 #11

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2019 #10

What happens if one of these guys defies Trump and comes in anyway? Does Trump order his brewens Oct 2019 #3

They need to start frog marching these mother fuckers. nt Baltimike Oct 2019 #4

Omerta Tanuki Oct 2019 #5

Haul him in. C_U_L8R Oct 2019 #6

Why doesn't the committee send their best lawyer greymattermom Oct 2019 #7

Sondland isn't refusing to testify himself. OliverQ Oct 2019 #8

Another one to assume having damning information Baked Potato Oct 2019 #9

So much for "If they start an impeachment inquiry, they'll be able to get testimony and documents" StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #12

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

1. They should subpoena him and then hold him in contempt.

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:39 AM

Oct 2019

Lawlessness can not be allowed to go unpunished.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. This will be a test of the new seriousness of the Inquiry.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:45 AM

Oct 2019

Will this be the first time we use Inherent Contempt to force a witness to comply? I sure would like to see it used very soon, either on a State Dept. official or the two lawyer-friends of Giuliani's who have no government protection against testifying.

uponit7771

(90,346 posts)

11. +1, I wonder if Pompeo can be charged with OOJ after Barr is gone?

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:08 AM

Oct 2019

uponit7771

(90,346 posts)

10. +1

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:07 AM

Oct 2019

brewens

(13,589 posts)

3. What happens if one of these guys defies Trump and comes in anyway? Does Trump order his

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:47 AM

Oct 2019

arrest? I wonder if that's what the Democrats are hoping for? It would be great if right there at the capitol, a witness gets arrested, cuffed and stuffed on camera. Better if Trump does it than our people going after a guy for not showing.

Baltimike

(4,146 posts)

4. They need to start frog marching these mother fuckers. nt

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:50 AM

Oct 2019

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)

5. Omerta

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:50 AM

Oct 2019

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/omerta

omertà

Pronunciation /ˌəʊmɛːˈtɑː/ /omerˈta/

NOUNmass noun

(among the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to the police.

‘loyal to the oath of omertà’

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)

6. Haul him in.

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:54 AM

Oct 2019

Enough of this bullshit. They are breaking laws.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

7. Why doesn't the committee send their best lawyer

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:56 AM

Oct 2019

to do a video deposition in a hotel somewhere in DC?

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

8. Sondland isn't refusing to testify himself.

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:02 AM

Oct 2019

He wants to testify and just flew here from Brussels to do so. Pompeo ordered him not to show up.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)

9. Another one to assume having damning information

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:05 AM

Oct 2019

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

12. So much for "If they start an impeachment inquiry, they'll be able to get testimony and documents"

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:16 AM

Oct 2019

There were many good reasons to open an official impeachment inquiry when the time was right, but the notion that it would force Trump and his people to cooperate wasn't one of them.

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