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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Contempt of Congress......or he better have really good dirt to trade.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)...the quote is "from the president", and there's two men he's connected with who use that title
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Or was Trump just passing along Putin's orders?
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)I was hoping for a light news do because I need to get stuff done. I see that isn't going to happen.
eppur_se_muova
(36,262 posts)There can be no more appropriate comment.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And when they are stonewalled by a witness, there's often little the committees can do to force quick compliance. Congressional subpoenas, according to lawyer Stanley Brand, sometimes amount to little more than a piece of paper.
The problem is enforcing them, said Brand, a senior counsel at Akin Gump who has represented individuals under investigation by Congress. They can go the civil route in the Senate, but thats a lengthy process. That can take a year or more. They could go under the criminal statute, but thats sort of unavailing because by the time that gets decided, itll be the next Congress.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/15/flynn-senate-subpoena-russia-trump-238404
procon
(15,805 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)He has to do something bigly to top yesterday's (and the last week's) headlines.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Demtexan
(1,588 posts)Flynn better watch his back.
He knows a lot.
A lot of dead russians.