House Republicans subpoena Comey, Lynch for private depositions

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte has issued subpoenas for former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican who is retiring, is requesting private depositions from Comey on December 3 and Lynch on December 4. House Republicans have been investigating FBI actions in the 2016 campaign, but that probe will end when Democrats take over the committee in January.

Comey, who has previously rejected the committee's request for him to appear privately before the GOP-led inquiry, reiterated his position soon after the subpoenas became public.

"Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans. I'm still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions. But I will resist a 'closed door' thing because I've seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. Let's have a hearing and invite everyone to see," Comey tweeted.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/22/politics/house-judiciary-committee-james-comey-loretta-lynch/index.html

[Me.]

1. Delay. Delay, Delay

[FarPoint]

18. Conviently be admitted to hospital

that can stall for time...In all honesty...ther is no time to do these hearings....clock has run out...

[Me.]

19. Gosh...

His schedule is so full they'll have to negotiate, oh right, Jan.2 is clear.

[Botany]

2. Nope do them in public

and if they will not do that then fuck 'em.

[BootinUp]

3. The last act of a traitorous congress. Nt

[salin]

5. I like to think of it as part of their last gasp as a desperate congress majority.

Bye bye Goodlatte, Ryan, other GOP retirees, and deposed... er beaten in the midterms.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Too afraid to do them publicly, eh?

Gawd, Republicans are such assholes. Total chickenshits. Corrupt to the core.

[agingdem]

6. as usual...

they're not good at lesson-learning...the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result...they live in a old 8 track world...

[MrsCoffee]

7. This will backfire on them as usual. Comey is dying to talk.

There will be leaks.

[Sparko55]

8. Human excrement before being flushed away in January

How much longer does the American public have to put up with garbage that is the GOP?

Mr. Espresso Coffee w/ Hot Steamed Milk, was nothing but a joke in Congress. This must be his last movement to purge his authoritarian wet dreams. Out damn spot - OUT!

Hurry up Mueller!!!! Anytime after January 3rd at noon is fine.

[dem4decades]

9. Can Comey refuse a closed door hearing?

[DUgosh]

12. I believe he can have his lawyer negotiate

For public deposition only

[machoneman]

15. Yes, my thoughts as well in a separate post below. N/M

n/m

[padah513]

13. Not sure but he may have done it before

[machoneman]

14. Yes, he can.

Precedents like this have occurred before. Still, he could be held in contempt of a valid subpoena and technically arrested by the House's Sergeant at Arms (SAA). But, this is highly unlikely as even the SAA may balk since Comey's lawyers, as noted above by another poster, will argue a good-faith effort to appear only in a public venue.

[TeamPooka]

10. Goodlatte is retiring so he should be subpoenaed in January over these subpoenas and their origin

I want all their emails and phone records on this.

[watoos]

11. Comey should show up,

with a camera man.

[machoneman]

16. Good idea! n/m

n/m

[BumRushDaShow]

17. They should ignore it

let the new Congress be sworn in and have the new committee chair drop this shit and move onto the real meat that needs to be investigated.

[Botany]

20. And how much of the PAC money Goodlatte has taken in came as "dark money" from Russia?

PAC Contributions* $296,150 61.01% of the total amount he has taken in 2017-2018


https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00009154

[elmac]

21. just ignore the fascist pigs

they will get the boot in a few weeks