Waxman Threatens Attorney General With Contempt

[babylonsister]

I know, this sounds familiar...

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/waxman_threatens_attorney_gene.php

Waxman Threatens Attorney General with Contempt
By Kate Klonick - July 8, 2008, 12:26PM


House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) is wielding more than his gavel against Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

In a letter to the AG today, Waxman brought out the big guns, stating that the Committee would vote to hold him in contempt on July 16, if he failed to produce a report on an interview with Vice President Cheney regarding the Valerie Plame leak scandal.

From Waxman's letter:

Despite the Committee's repeated requests, you have consistently refused to provide these reports to the Committee or unredacted versions of the reports of FBI interviews with White House staff. In response to the Committee's June 16 subpoena, you wrote: "we are not prepared to provide or make available any reports of interviews wi t h t he President or Vice President from the leak investigation" because of "core Executive Branch confidentiality interests and fundamental separation of powers principles."

. . .I regret that your failure to produce responsive documents has created this impasse, but Congress has a constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Therefore, unless all responsive documents, with the exception of the FBI interview report of President Bush, are provided to the Committee or a valid assertion of executive privilege is made, the Committee will meet on July 16 to consider a resolution citing you in contempt. I strongly urge you to reconsider your position and comply with the duly issued subpoena.

[grantcart]

1. do it Waxman

[msongs]

2. more likely waxman will hold his breath until he turns blue nt

[VP505]

4. Then he will tell Mukasey he has 3 more chances

to come up with the documents.

[Super Soaker Sniper]

6. And stomp his widdle foot! n/t

[rhett o rick]

3. I'd be more excited except the republicanT's have figured out if they refuse to obey subpoena's

nothing happens.

[demnan]

5. What a joke

We all know the Bush administration is above the law.

[lpbk2713]

7. Anyone a part of the corrupt and evil BushCo Regime IS contemptuous.

Is it January 2009 yet?

[ladjf]

8. Then Pelosi will oppose it. What's the use?

[babylonsister]

12. I don't know about that; it's on her website...

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1418

Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote
July 8th, 2008 by Jesse Lee

From the Oversight Committee:

Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote
Chairman Waxman writes Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General produces a copy of the report of the FBI interview of Vice President Cheney in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a covert CIA agent.

more, including a letter (pdf) from Patrick Fitzgerald...

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1418

[GregD]

9. Stop the threats. Freaking just do it.

I'm tired of the empty threats. I'm tired of the contempt. Freaking grow a pair and simply do it.

[jtrockville]

10. Doesn't the AG investigate contempt charges?

What's the procedure when the AG is charged with contempt?
Would the charge HAVE to be INHERENT contempt in this situation?

[Lugnut]

11. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's like deja vu all over again.

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. Yeah, Lucy's really gonna hold the ball this time.

I'm thinking that we should start calling every Congressional invertebrate by the name Lucy. Lucy Pelosi, Lucy Reid, Lucy Rockefeller, etc.

[SoCalDem]

14. Dammit.. Just DO it already, and THEN tell us you DID it

:grr:

All these empty threats are ridiculous.. Rover will NEVER come willingly to testify..oath or no oath.. He's running out the clock and laughing his ass off..

When I see footage of him sitting the in basement jail in Congress, I'll believe it..until then, just can it with the empty threats..

It's shit like this, that gives dems the "wishy-washy" label..

[wordpix]

15. Waxman, DO IT and charge the ass with contempt! Haul them ALL to Congress in handcuffs! Don't wait

:grr:

[Riddler]

16. Let's keep score: Threats from Dems in congress 9,999,999 - Follow-thru on those threats 0

[mmonk]

17. Sticks and stones....

when you sit on your hands, the threats are empty. How about impeach his ass? Oh yeah, I forgot. It (the Pelosi edict) probably applies to any and every one.

[eridani]

18. And they damned well better comply!

Or he'll threaten them again!

[BlooInBloo]

19. Oooh. Another sternly worded letter.

[dflprincess]

20. THAT will make the AG sit up and take notice!

:sarcasm:

[Postman]

21. If you don't hand over the docs, NO JELLO FOR A WEEK....

just hammer these fucking crooks already......