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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSchumer and Durbin are looking for, among other things, sworn testimony from Sessions and Barr
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Schumer and Durbin are looking for, among other things, sworn testimony from Sessions and Barr (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Jun 2021
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Well he gave an "I don't know" and an "I'm struggling with the word 'suggest'"
soothsayer
Jun 2021
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Lock them up immediately when they lie!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)2. Well he gave an "I don't know" and an "I'm struggling with the word 'suggest'"
Do sins of omission count?
Me.
(35,454 posts)3. And There Should Be No Reason For Them Not To Testify
even if there has to be subpoenas and a Sergeant At Arms visit
Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)4. How many votes are needed to secure this hearing?
Is this a filibuster issue? Can McConnell block this with the help Manchin and senima?
drray23
(7,633 posts)5. no votes needed in the full senate.
the chairman of the judiciary committee can issue a subponea. In some committees you need a vote in committee but we hold the majority there in any case. In other committees the chairman can just do it. I'm not sure what the judiciary committee requires.