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| Nattering Nabobs in House Judiciary To Request Documents From Trump Jr., Dozens in Administration |
| 2019-03-04 |
| [NYT] Mr. Nadler and other top leaders in the Democrat-controlled House are proceeding with caution, and believe that any attempt to bring impeachment charges against the president ‐ or even discuss them as a significant possibility ‐ could prompt a political backlash or lend credence to the president’s charge that the investigation is a witch hunt. "There may be a lot to find," Mr. Nadler said in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday, discussing the need for investigations rather than impeachment for now. "We’ve got to know what we’re dealing with, and it’s not just about paying off hush money to women about affairs." "It’s about abuse of power. It’s about obstruction of justice. These are more important, more fundamental things," he said. When asked how far he was willing to go, Mr. Nadler said: "I’ve been in politics a long time, and I am here to defend civil rights, civil liberties, due process and the rule of law. And if I think that impeachment will help that, I will support impeachment. And if I think impeachment is the wrong way to go to that, I will oppose it." Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the minority leader, said on "This Week" immediately after Mr. Nadler’s appearance that the chairman’s caution on impeachment was masking his true intentions. "I think Congressman Nadler decided to impeach the president the day the president won the election," Mr. McCarthy said. "He talks about impeachment before he even became chairman and then he says, ’You’ve got to persuade people to get there.’ There’s nothing that the president did wrong." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 Executive privledge. Worked for Eric “Gunrunner” Holder. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-03-04 21:33 |
| #12 Oh and let's not forget to appoint a special investigator, using a mirror of Mueller's, for each democrat member of the committee, to uncover all the dirty little things like treason we know they are hiding. Borrow some Texas Rangers, I'm sure they can find SOMETHING criminal on each. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-03-04 15:44 |
| #11 Send them paper with all lines redacted along with a cover letter saying we're using the prior administration's SOPs. We'll get to unredacting the newer stuff when the older stuff is likewise cleaned up. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-04 15:38 |
| #10 Now is the time to continue the tradition set down by the Obama administration and dutifully ignore the subpoenas. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-03-04 14:58 |
| #9 make sure to keep up your range time |
| Posted by: 746 2019-03-04 14:42 |
| #8 We are doing everything we can to keep this at a peaceful and civil level. This will push the middle over to a kinetic solution. They better weigh what they are doing with the future of our nation in mind... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-03-04 14:19 |
| #7 Wars, including hot civil wars, are caused by greed, stupidity, and intollerance. |
| Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2019-03-04 13:19 |
| #6 Send them 500 sheets of blank paper - 'here ya go, assholes'. |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-03-04 13:18 |
| #5 "There may be a lot to find," = "we haven't got anything so we're trying EVERYTHING". |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-04 13:11 |
| #4 This is political persecution - refuse to comply and let Trump's DOJ refuse to prosecute |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-03-04 12:43 |
| #3 Send them a piece of paper saying "We can't recall if those documents exist." |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-03-04 12:37 |
| #2 Could be telegraphing that there will be nothing substantial coming out of the Mueller probe. Nadler now feels compelled to keep the ball in motion. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-03-04 12:34 |
| #1 This is simply harassment. The Donks must not believe in karma. If the Donks keep pushing, they will likely pay for it at election time sooner or later. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-03-04 12:32 |