House Intelligence Committee is restarting the Russia probe - Don Jr gets 1st subpoena

[iluvtennis]

Caroline Orr@RVAwonk, 1h1 hour ago
The new Democratic-controlled House Intelligence Committee is restarting the Russia probe that Republicans prematurely shut down last year -- and Donald Trump Jr. will be the first person they subpoena.

My latest.

Link to tweet

https://shareblue.com/house-intel-committee-subpoena-trump-jr-russia-probe/

[sheshe2]

1. Junior gets to #1 for a change.

MAGA!

[lagomorph777]

13. Perhaps Individual #1 will be #2

Though we all know #1 is a piece of #2 anyway...

[sheshe2]

16. Ha!

Like how you worded this.

Though we all know #1 is a piece of #2 anyway...

[beachbum bob]

2. Lying will have a price noe

[Achilleaze]

3. Excellent

[Grasswire2]

4. pull his passport nt

[JudyM]

5. Let the games begin.

Can’t wait to see Whitehouse and Harris grill him.

[wryter2000]

15. Whitehous and Harris are in the Senate

This is the House, but I'll bet we have some great Dems on that committee.

On edit: Adam Schiff is chairman. Swalwell and Joaquin Castro are also on the committee.

[JudyM]

24. Damn was passing through too fast on that one. Well these gents aren't too shabby, either.

[wryter2000]

29. I must admit

The thought of Kamala Harris going after him was pretty appealing.

[Blue_true]

23. Two Senators.

But the House addition has more that enough democrats to skewer that little rat.

[manor321]

6. Oh yeah! Let's get this party started, boys and girls!

[louis c]

7. I already know Don Jr's testimony...

…"on the advice of counsel I am invoking my constitutional right to refuse to answer on the grounds that I may incriminate myself".

[tblue37]

8. More likely: "I don't recall." nt

[louis c]

18. "I don't recall" can be subject to perjury...

...If the unblocked number on June 9, 2016 was to Donald Sr., I don't recall is perjury.

Convictions are beyond a reasonable doubt, not beyond any doubt. No reasonable person could conclude that if, on June 9, at Trump Tower, Donald Trump received or called a blocked number that belonged to his father, that he doesn't (or didn't) remember.

Paul Manafort can't get away with "nor recalling" going to Madrid in 2016 to meet a Russian agent.

Please don't fall into the trap that "I don't recall" can be an acceptable answer to everything. If that were the case, the prisons would have half the population it does.

the rule of thumb is "can a reasonable person conclude"

[tblue37]

22. Yeah, but these are not geniuses. The fact that it won't work doesn't mean he won't try it. nt

[louis c]

28. Agreed

[Hassler]

9. Fredo might look into countries without extradition treaties.

[bluestarone]

10. YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting the family members first!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Javaman]

11. ...

[debsy]

12. Hallelujah!

It is about time!

[wryter2000]

14. Holy cow!

They are not messing around. And if he doesn't comply with the subpoena, haul his ass to jail.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. when?

[spanone]

19. YES!!!

K&R...

[SunSeeker]

20. K & R

[czarjak]

21. As for this Snowflake....

Hahahahaha...

[Marcuse]

25. This time he won't be awarded attorney client privilege just because some lawyers were present.

[link:https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/don-jr-s-ridiculous-claim-about-attorney-client-privilege-could-ncna829986|

Donald Trump Jr. recently told a Congressional committee he could not answer questions about a phone conversation he had with his father, President Donald Trump. Trump Jr. claimed that because attorneys were present on the call he had the right to invoke the attorney-client privilege.

This was not just any father-son chat. Trump Jr. and President Trump were speaking in July 2017, right after his now-infamous meeting in June 2016 became national news. In that 2016 meeting, held at Trump Tower, Trump Jr. allegedly asked a Russian lawyer if they had dirt on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

[drray23]

26. Let's see how did stone put it? Its his time in the barrel . Nt.

[Blue Owl]

27. Red Don Jr.

n/t