Trey Gowdy: I 'lack the authority' to subpoena Hillary Clinton's server

[alp227]

Source: politico

The chairman of the House committee investigating the Benghazi terrorist attacks said Wednesday that his panel lacks the authority to subpoena Hillary Clinton’s private server.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said that while the House has authority to issue a subpoena for the server on which the former secretary of state stored her personal and professional emails, the Select Committee on Benghazi has a “more limited jurisdiction.”

“For my committee, which has a more limited jurisdiction, we, No. 1, lack the authority under House rules to subpoena the server,” Gowdy said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “The House as an entity, it’s an open legal question, but most experts believe that the House could subpoena that server.”

Gowdy has been given the unofficial task of probing Clinton’s private email use, but if she declines to appear before the panel to answer questions in a private, transcribed interview, it would be up to Speaker John Boehner — not the Benghazi committee — to take action against Clinton. Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, asked Clinton earlier this month to answer questions on her email use before May 1.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/trey-gowdy-hillary-clinton-2016-benghazi-email-server-subpoena-117026.html

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Congressman Malfoy:

Meanwhile, BreitbRAT spins this as (seriously, Google this) "Gowdy Hints At Subpoena for Hillary If Necessary".

The NY Times also reported today: Hillary Clinton Was Asked About Email 2 Years Ago

[2naSalit]

1. Floating turds in a pool of hate. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

3. Precisely stated. Good one! n/t

[olegramps]

12. That squirrelly creep makes me sick.

He, along with Darrel Issa the notorious felon, epitomizes what is drastically wrong with our congress.

[Hekate]

2. KnR

[Yallow]

4. Trey Gowdy = Asshat

Trey, it is jerks like you that make our government suck so much.

No wonder most people don't vote.

Someone should take Hillary's hard drive, and shove it up your
you know what. Would be far better than what you deserve.

Especially after refusing to fund proper security for our
embassies.

Republicans killed ambassador Stevens.

Plain as day.

No Marine security = dead ambassadors.

[freshwest]

10. Yup, if only the 'newz' would tell those truths. n/t

[cosmicone]

5. Translation

"I can't get it up and need Viagra from the full house so I can really get this fucked up."

[Optical.Catalyst]

6. Trey Gowdy - Go Pound Sand

[Gothmog]

7. The e-mail issue is a fake scandal

Gowdy and company are trying to make this a scandal and they have no facts to back up their claims

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. That isn't the only thing he lacks. n/t

[Thor_MN]

9. Harold Watson Gowdy admits he chairs powerless Kangaroo Court.

Much easier headline.

[freshwest]

11. I prefer to call him Howdy Gowdy. What a cowardly fraud. n/t

[jmowreader]

13. Last week the same knucklehead said Hillary wiped the thing

Now he says he can't get the server because his committee doesn't have subpoena power.

Just like I said when the "wiping" lie (that a LOT of you fell for) came out, Hillary is shutting down Gowdy before this Benghazi shit becomes Whitewater II. She's already had Republicans searching her underwear trying to find purported billing records that ddn't exist (news flash to the GOP: the first thing any lawyer buys is a shredder) and will not allow it again.

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. I thought they already wrapped up the Benghazi investigation

And concluded that there was nothing that could have prevented it. On top of that, that there was no "stand down" order, and also that the infamous YouTube video actually DID have an influence on the actions that night. This was from a Republican dominated committee. Why do we keep hearing about it?

[jmowreader]

18. Do me a favor, and watch "Inglourious Basterds"

Pay particular attention to the way Major Hellstrom and Colonel Landa conduct interrogations: they stay on your ass until you break. This is EXACTLY what the Republicans are doing in regards to Benghazi. From this moment until January 20, 2020, the Republicans are going to work their asses off to try to impeach President Obama. That he won't actually be president after January 20, 2017, is immaterial; they figure they can impeach him anyway.

They see Benghazi as their best hope to destroy this president's legacy. This means they will investigate Benghazi from now until the end of time.

[Sunlei]

15. why hasn't Gowdy found out who subtitled & sent that video to the internet Imam?

2 days before 9-11 'date' that person called for protests & attacks at American compounds over the outrage generated from that video. remember there were huge protests over that b-grade mocking video?

That video was made in America and promoted for 9-11 date, trouble. “the video that apparently spurred these incidents. It was clearly crafted to provoke, offend, and to evoke outrage.”

http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/documents-obtained-judicial-watch-reveal-top-hillary-clinton-advisers-knew-immediately-assault-benghazi-armed-attack/

[alp227]

16. Judicial Watch = right wing organization nt

[Sunlei]

17. They list all the correspondence at the time of attack. Whoever promoted that video provoked the

protests.