Conyers's Libby clemency hearing schedule: Noon Wed Jul 11. Witness list:

[ProgressiveEconomist]

From http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=346

Wednesday 07/11/2007 - 12:00 PM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee
Hearing on: The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials
By Direction of the Chairman

The Honorable Joseph C. Wilson IV, Former Ambassador
Rogert C. Adams, Office of the Pardon Attorney U.S. Department of Justice
David Rivkin, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Professor Douglas A. Berman, Moritz College of Law The Ohio State University
Tom Cochran, Assistant Federal Public Defender Middle District of North Carolina

(News links:)
6/29/2007 - Conyers-Leahy Respond to the White House on Subpoenas
6/28/2007 - House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) Released the Following Statement in Response to the President's Assertion of Executive Privilege in Response to the Committee's June 13 Subpoena for Documents:
6/27/2007 - Conyers Hosts Forum to Discuss "The State of American Freedoms"

[cureautismnow]

1. No Fitz.

:(

[Missy Vixen]

6. They have to subpoena him

He also has to get clearance from the DOJ to testify, which may take quite some time.

Julie

[cureautismnow]

8. Well, let's hope they subpoena him a.s.a.p.

There are still 559 days for this crooked administration to do harm.

[aquart]

2. On air?

[ProgressiveEconomist]

11. Check the C-Span schedule at this URL in the morning:

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp

Right now (11:30 pm Eastern Tuesday ) the complete schedule goes only to 7am.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

16. 615am: Still no CSPAN afternoon schedule

[ProgressiveEconomist]

17. 755am ditto

[ProgressiveEconomist]

18. 855am ditto

[ProgressiveEconomist]

20. Dubya now lying about the budget on both CSPAN3 and CSPAN Radio

CSPAN schedulers may have rules preferring live events to rebroadcsts and Presidential events to House hearings

[ProgressiveEconomist]

19. CSPAN is not broadcasting the Conyers hearing live, likely because CSPAN3

and CSPAN Radio both are tied up until mid-afternoon with the Sara Taylor USAttorneygate hearing.

Maybe one of those two CSPAN channels will switch to rebroadcasting the Conyers hearing after the Sara Taylor hearing is over.

Or maybe CSPAN1 or CSPAN2 will rebroadcast after one of the houses of Congress adjourns today.

We may have to wait until the weekend to see it on CSPAN, but I'm pretty sure they'll show it eventually.

Why didn't Conyers and Leahy co-ordinate better on scheduling?

[mod mom]

21. UP @ the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SITE

[ProgressiveEconomist]

22. Thanks. But those of us who don't have the bandwidth for streaming will

have to wait for the CSPAN rebroadcast

[EFerrari]

3. Where's H2O Man to explain this list?

:)

[ProgressiveEconomist]

4. I recognize one name

[EFerrari]

5. Yes, I was wondering about the others.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

9. Rivkin seems to be a RW tool

Former Reagan, and Poppy, tool, and no friend of Joe Wilson. Not sure what he's doing there. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/28/AR2005102801771.html

Roger C. Adams is a Pardon Attorney, appointed by Reno under Clinton. I'll bet he'll testify that he wasn't called about Libby. Here's some of his testimony from 2001 about Clinton's pardons: http://judiciary.senate.gov/oldsite/te021401ra.htm

Douglas Berman is an expert on sentencing law. Here's his blog, Sentencing Law and Policy: http://sentencing.typepad.com/

Tom Cochran was the public defender in the Victor Rita case: http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/2007/02/salvaging_the_g.html

Hope this helps. :hi:

[EFerrari]

10. Thank you, Patsy! I can't keep up with these criminals, lol

:hi:

[ProgressiveEconomist]

14. kick

[ProgressiveEconomist]

7. List of questioners could be entertaining, including the irascible (Sensenbrenner).

the outspoken (Jackson-Lee), the moronic (Issa), and several others whose likely verbal gems I'm dying to hear, including Nadler, Scott, Wexler, and Pence.

From http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx

Chairman: John Conyers, Jr. (D) Michigan, 14th
Ranking Member: Lamar S. Smith (R) Texas, 21st

Committee Members

Berman (D) California, 28th
Boucher (D) Virginia, 9th
Nadler (D) New York, 8th

Scott (D) Virginia, 3rd
Watt (D) North Carolina, 12th
Lofgren (D) California, 16th

Jackson Lee (D) Texas, 18th
Waters (D) California, 35th
Meehan (D) Massachusetts, 5th

Delahunt (D) Massachusetts, 10th
Wexler (D) Florida, 19th
Sanchez (D) California, 39th

Cohen (D) Tennessee, 9th
Johnson (D) Georgia, 4th
Gutierrez (D) Illinois, 4th

Sensenbrenner Jr. (R) Wisconsin, 5th
Coble (R) North Carolina, 6th
Gallegly (R) California, 24th

Goodlatte (R) Virginia, 6th
Chabot (R) Ohio, 1st
Lungren (R) California, 3rd

Cannon (R) Utah, 3rd
Keller (R) Florida, 8th
Issa (R) California, 49th

Pence (R) Indiana, 6th
Forbes (R) Virginia, 4th
King (R) Iowa, 5th

Feeney (R) Florida, 24th
Franks (R) Arizona, 2nd
Gohmert (R) Texas, 1st

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

12. Is he attempting to get at,...something else, here? I have to assume he is.

I must say, I don't know where our Conyers gets the energy to keep this up BUT I am imagining sending much more energy his way because I want him to keep his accountability hearings going and going and going until these fuckers finally give something up.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

13. Remember Marc Rich, pardoned by Big Dawg? At 5am CSPAN3 rebroadcasts

REPUBLICAN hearings from 2001 lambasting Bill Clinton for his Marc Rich pardon.

Ironically, Rich's attorney was--I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby!

Libby himself testifies in the hearing to be rebroadcast from 5am to 8am. Set your PVRs and VCRs!

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11:15pm Tue Jul 10: From http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=164651336

Presidential Pardons, Part 1
Government Reform and Oversight

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
ID: 162914 - 03/01/2001 - 2:18 - $29.95

Lindsey, Bruce Deputy Counsel, White House
Quinn, Jack Counsel (Former), White House
Dozoretz, Beth E. Trustee, Democratic National Committee
Podesta, John D. Chief of Staff (1998-2001), White House
Nolan, Beth Assistant Counsel (Former), White House

Witnesses testified about presidential pardons granted in the final days of the Clinton administration, and particularly about the pardon of financier Marc Rich. Ms. Dozoretz appeared but refused to testify about her fundraising efforts on behalf of the Democratic Party, invoking her constitutional right against self-incrimination. Former White House aides then testified that they had opposed several pardons and talked about the process by which the pardons were granted. Program ID 162914

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6am Wed Jul 11: From http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=164656985

Presidential Pardons, Part 2 Government Reform and Oversight

Washington, District of Columbia (United States) ID: 162914 - 2 - 03/01/2001 - 3:49 - $29.95

Libby, I. Lewis "Scooter" Jr. Chief of Staff (2001-2005), White House, Office of the Vice President

Kadzik, Peter Attorney Fink, Jim Attorney Attorneys testified about their involvement in obtaining a presidential pardon for financier Marc Rich. Program ID 162914 - 2

[lovuian]

15. This should be good

I'll get the popcorn ready
:popcorn: