Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

applegrove

(118,624 posts)
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 10:43 PM Aug 2021

Capitol riot committee hits back at Kevin McCarthy -- and implies he's trying to obstruct justice

Capitol riot committee hits back at Kevin McCarthy -- and implies he's trying to obstruct justice

Matthew Chapman at Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/kevin-mccarthy-capitol-riot-committee/

August 31, 2021

"SNIP.....

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday hit back at Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after he issued a threat against telecom companies that comply with the committee's subpoenas.

The drama began after the commitee announced the intent to subpoena telecommunications companies for, among other things, the call metadata from some Republican members of Congress who were close to the pro-Trump rioters.

McCarthy responded with a threat, saying any effort to comply with such subpoenas is a "violation of federal law" — without going into any specifics — and warning that "a Republican majority will not forget."

......

The committee, however, promptly hit back, warning that these threats will not obstruct their business — and heavily implying that they considered McCarthy's actions to be potential obstruction of justice.

......SNIP"

17 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Capitol riot committee hits back at Kevin McCarthy -- and implies he's trying to obstruct justice (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2021 OP
I say, "Damn the torpedoes, Mme. Defarge Aug 2021 #1
witness intimidation nt msongs Aug 2021 #2
He is. Cha Aug 2021 #3
Potential? It is obstruction. C_U_L8R Aug 2021 #4
I would love for there to be consequences for this shit.... bahboo Aug 2021 #5
I know how you feel, bahboo. calimary Sep 2021 #17
Welp. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #6
. applegrove Sep 2021 #7
Hey. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #9
Night sheshe. applegrove Sep 2021 #10
McCarthy doesn't want to testify about his calls to Trump on 1/6 Zorro Sep 2021 #8
What a pickle he put himself in by going with the Trump false narrative applegrove Sep 2021 #11
Why is McCarthy shielding the records of Antifa? ...nt Jarqui Sep 2021 #12
Good one. applegrove Sep 2021 #13
hey kevin , your turn in the barrel is coming closer to reality! start sweating now ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #14
I see what you did there. applegrove Sep 2021 #16
Not potential. Threatening those who can provide evidence is by definition obstruction. paleotn Sep 2021 #15

C_U_L8R

(45,000 posts)
4. Potential? It is obstruction.
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 10:54 PM
Aug 2021

The question is...will McCarthy be held responsible. And his little twerp Marjorie too.

bahboo

(16,337 posts)
5. I would love for there to be consequences for this shit....
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 11:25 PM
Aug 2021

but...ready to be disappointed...again....

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
6. Welp.
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 12:01 AM
Sep 2021

Kevin is a hypocrite extraordinaire!

He never had an issue with Hillary's emails being seized.

Had no problem when trump:

Trump Administration Secretly Seized Phone Records of Times Reporters

The Justice Department said on Wednesday that law enforcement officials had seized the phone records of four New York Times reporters, from Jan. 14, 2017, to April 30, 2017.Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of four New York Times reporters spanning nearly four months in 2017 as part of a leak investigation, the Biden administration disclosed on Wednesday.

It was the latest in a series of revelations about the Trump administration secretly obtaining reporters’ communications records in an effort to uncover their sources. Last month, the Biden Justice Department disclosed Trump-era seizures of the phone logs of reporters who work for The Washington Post and the phone and email logs for a CNN reporter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/trump-administration-phone-records-times-reporters.html

F OFF Kevin.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Capitol riot committee hi...