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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Deputy AG Rosenstein may have jumped the shark with threats of GOP Subpoena
2018-02-04
[PJ] Highly placed congressional sources are telling Fox News personalities off the record that last month, out of frustration, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein threatened to subpoena the communication records of Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee. If true, the threat could constitute an abuse of power or even obstruction, a Fox News legal analyst says.
Rosenstein is the criminal depicted on the left in the graphic.
On Fox Business' "Making Money" Friday, conservative talk show host David Webb said a "highly placed congressional source" told him that during a January 10, 2018, meeting with FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rosenstein, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes were in attendance, Rosenstein got so irritated by the requests for outstanding documents that he threatened to subpoena Congress and launch an investigation.

Webb pointed out that investigating Congress is not something the deputy AG can do just because of "the constant requests that he wasn't filling."

Related: Hot Air - Did Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Threaten To Retaliate Against Rep. Devin Nunes?
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  congress is one of the three co-equal branches of the federal government. A deputy attorney general is not. Just trying to get a little perspective here.
Posted by: Tom   2018-02-04 14:06  

#8  The Posse Comitatus Act does not prohibit the use of the military to suppress a seditious insurrection. On a technical note, it only applies to the Army and its offspring the Air Force. It doesn't apply to the Navy or its offspring the Marine Corps.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-02-04 12:38  

#7  Leave and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Raj   2018-02-04 11:00  

#6  That would be one of the most blatant violations of the Constitution in memory. If this is true, he should have been fired.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-02-04 10:49  

#5  Been following this... I'm not a lawyer so I'm waiting for some corroborative info (or someone to call BS)...

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2018/02/02/civilian-court-or-military-tribunal/

Anyone got an opinion?
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2018-02-04 10:48  

#4  The U.S. Marshalls.

The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 would prohibit the use of the military.
Posted by: E. Ebbomomble9848   2018-02-04 09:15  

#3  I asked this in the FISA court entry above but it applies here too.

The question I've been pondering lately in light of calls here for grand juries and perp walks is exactly who will make the arrests?

Who watches the watchers?

Do we have a scenario where the "police" are so corrupt that the army has to play that role?

The rule of law is long gone and there's nothing left.
Posted by: AlanC   2018-02-04 08:19  

#2  What's that charming phrase? "Under color of authority..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-02-04 08:05  

#1  Rosenstein needs to spend more time with his family - via telephone thru plexiglass
Posted by: Frank G   2018-02-04 07:29  

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