Justice Dept. fails to comply with subpoena.
By on Apr 16th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Justice Dept. fails to comply with subpoena.
The Justice Department has missed the 2pm deadline to turn over documents on the U.S. Attorney firings subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) said he was “disappointed” and pledged to “review all available legal options to secure compliance with the subpoena.”
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Clinton did it too.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:53 pmso the proper phrase wouldn’t be
“physician, heal thyself”
but rather:
“Lawmaker, arrest thyself”?
April 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm“They got swept downstream in the flood….honestly, Congressman, and then my car had a flat tire, and then my cell phone battery went dead, and then it was lunch time, and then Karl called,and then………….”
April 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pmconyers will “review all available legal options to secure compliance with the subpoena.†…
he hasn’t already done that???
surely he expected this… i sure did…
April 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pmCould you imagine the screaming and crying that would have come from the neo-con’s had then-Pres. Clinton ignored a legal request of this nature?
I fully expect to hear how this illegal action by the Justice Department is somehow “acceptable” by the convenient fact that it’s a neo-con administration on the receiving end of the subpoenas.
Why do neo-cons hate the rule of law when they’re under the microscope?
Why do neo-cons hate the US and the Constitution?
April 16th, 2007 at 4:56 pmI guess it’s time to make some arrests for contempt.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:57 pmLooks like the President has final tired of the Democrats foolishness and now refuses to cooperate with these games.
Sorry Conyers you have very few legal options that don’t go thru the Justice Department itself.
I doubt they will be willing to help you.
Im sure many of the fools on here will be like usual calling for impeachment. I always get a good laugh out of that one.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:57 pmRemember what this Administration believes:
The Constitution is a “G*dDamn piece of paper.”
GWB: You are the worst president ever.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:58 pmAny NSA stooge monitoring this site can tell him that personally from me. You are all traitors.
Does this come as any surprise? Just think back to that sunny September Tuesday morning 6 years ago.
If a shadow government can carry this out — everything else does in the least surprise me.
April 16th, 2007 at 4:58 pmfor the record, I am a simple minded lying scumbag. but am I a souless cretin? anyone on my “ignore list” can respond.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:00 pm# 5, meet # 7
April 16th, 2007 at 5:01 pmoops. everything else DOES NOT surprise me in the least.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:01 pmConstitutional Crisis. They (Bush Crime Family) wanted this, now they are going to get it. Let’s see if it goes they way they envisioned.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:02 pm“You can’t end the war if you vote against the supplemental. It’s time these idiot liberals understand that,” Obey told her during the exchange. He later apologized.
Rep. David Obey D-Wis
Have you chased enough red herrings and shiny things yet?
April 16th, 2007 at 5:03 pmIt’s all about what’s being withheld. This admin. has a lot to hide.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:03 pmDoJ should forward any non-privileged documents under subpoena to Congress immediately.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:04 pmMy dog ate it.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:07 pmHmm, I am sure Congress has the security clearance, don’t you worry your little head.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:09 pmRe: #1: It amuses me how frequently the “Clinton did it too” defense keeps popping up. I thought Republicans were supposed to BETTER?
April 16th, 2007 at 5:09 pmLooks like the President has final tired of the Democrats foolishness and now refuses to cooperate with these games.
Sorry Conyers you have very few legal options that don’t go thru the Justice Department itself.
I doubt they will be willing to help you.
Im sure many of the fools on here will be like usual calling for impeachment. I always get a good laugh out of that one.
Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
What was it that the supporters of warrantless wiretapping said?
Oh yeah.
“If you’ve done nothing wrong, why be concerned with the government listening in on your phone calls?”
So tell us, Tom, if the President and his administration have done nothing wrong in the case of the fired attorneys, just what are they trying to hide? Let’s bring it all out into the open and let the Congress and the public decide. Oh, and Tom, many of those asking for answers are (shudder!) REPUBLICANS.
If there is nary a hint of obstruction of justice…if the administration is on solid ground on this…what are you afraid of, Tom?
The Repubs in Congress in 1993 sure did shit their pants when Clinton replaced all 93 attorneys, something that you and your type fully support, I understand.
Reminds me of that fool Bob Corker from TN who refused to release all of this tax return information prior to the 2006 elections (unlike Harold Ford, who did), using the excuse that some of the information included in them…you know, like illegal business dealings…might be misinterpreted by the fine folks of Tennessee.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:11 pm#19 Mugsy… the “Clinton did it, too” refrain has become the personal property of a resident virus named ‘jake’ and/or ‘patrick1′…
April 16th, 2007 at 5:15 pmIt pops up frequently because it is this ‘trolls’ response to every issue…
WC
Big ‘Ol Virtual High Five!
Nicely done.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:16 pmThe subpeona was issued to Gonzales.
Failure to Comply
Subpoena literally means “under penalty,” and a failure to comply with a subpoena can result in a legal penalty, as noncompliance constitutes contempt of court. However, subpoenas can be challenged, and a person refusing to comply with a subpoena can request a hearing. Congress can also punish individuals who fail to comply with a subpoena to appear before Congress by holding an individual in contempt of Congress, which is similar to contempt of court. A person who is charged with contempt of court can be subjected to criminal or civil penalties. A person who fails to comply with a subpoena may also be brought to the legal proceeding at issue by a law enforcement officer, after the officer serves a second subpoena, called an instanter.
Looks like the President has final tired of the Democrats foolishness and now refuses to cooperate with these games.
Sorry Conyers you have very few legal options that don’t go thru the Justice Department itself.
I doubt they will be willing to help you.
Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
Tom, from the Mission statement on the DOJ website:
To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
If they “don’t want to help,” the President can and should order them to do so. If he doesn’t do so…yes, that certainly could be included in the Orders for Impeachment.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:16 pmThis is tragic news.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:16 pmWe have a bunch of criminals running our country…….you know that don’t you
April 16th, 2007 at 5:17 pmAnd since I brought up warrantless wiretapping, tell us, Tom, your feelings on Bush personally blocking an investigation into this program. If you recall, the DOJ wanted to look into the behavior of attorneys in the warrantless wiretapping fiasco.
Yet Bush had no problem giving clearance to a group that included civilians when the DOJ investigated the leak of the info.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:17 pmThis is tragic news.
Comment by Patrick1
Tragic to you, Patrick, or for the nation?
April 16th, 2007 at 5:19 pm(Gonzo): “We’ll get them to you first thing in the morning, Congressman, we had to send out to Colorado Springs for more black magic markers….”
April 16th, 2007 at 5:24 pmAh yes, let’s go back to our favorite right wing talking point when it comes to arrests without warrants, wiretapping with judicial approval and massive sweeps of electronic data.
“If Bush and Gonzales have nothing to hide?”
-GSD
April 16th, 2007 at 5:25 pm…
April 16th, 2007 at 5:26 pmNot a surprise, this administration is the Most Law Breaking Administration yet.
Charge #1 on Gonzales:
CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
By the way, his meeting with the Senate is postponed because of the Virginia Tech Shootings:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/16/alberto-gonzales-hearing-postponed/
Look at his face. It’s say’s “Whew, I’ve got a few more days before I resign. MAYBE I can be “AMERICA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL”,
like RUDY!!!
Oh, wait, I’m ALREADY SUPPOSED TO BE…”
See you in hell Domestic Terrorist jake (cause I’LL be THERE),
Mr. Bush
April 16th, 2007 at 5:26 pmMURDEROUS WAR CRIMINAL
COXUCKER PUNK TRAITOR TO THE USA
“For The Recordâ€
Tom, you seem like pathetic, anti-American, wussy, asswipe.
Just sayin’.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:28 pmFolks, it’s good to know that our friend Tom here fully supports a future Democratic president selecting 93 US attorneys based on their loyalty to that president, and maybe not paying so much attention to their qualifications and peformance and abilities as attorneys. Tom also supports Congressional Democrats making questionable calls to some of the attorneys who are investigating Republicans to see how “things are going” prior to the 2010 election and, you know, hinting around that they’d better speed things up a bit.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:33 pm#7
It’s folks like you who make me laugh the loudest. The President has tired of the games? Thats what the law is to you, a game? Please.
Tell ya what, you try it ok. If you ever get a subpoena just ignore it and when they come and pick you up you can tell them that your hero Bush said it was ok to do so. It’s pathetic that the Bushies have no respect at all for the law.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:41 pmJake,
See, we can agree. Your statement #16. Spot on.
April 16th, 2007 at 5:43 pmDoJ should forward any non-privileged documents under subpoena to Congress immediately. Comment by Jake — April 16, 2007 @ 5:04 pm
The supreme court already destroyed your executive privilege b*llsh*t, thanks to your unfettered attacks on Clinton. Ah, how fun it is to see your own sh*t come back to bite your partisan *sses.
Jake*ss, the ‘person’ that thinks David Duke isn’t conservative enough for him…
April 16th, 2007 at 5:44 pmLooks like the President has final tired of the Democrats foolishness and now refuses to cooperate with these games. Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
You think the constitution, balance of powers and American values are games? A wingnut sympathetic to murder and terrorism would.
Sorry Conyers you have very few legal options that don’t go thru the Justice Department itself. I doubt they will be willing to help you.Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
Ah, the ‘might makes right’ argument. If we ‘cons’ don’t let you put is in jail, or investigate us, then you can’t prove we’re criminals… Yeah, sure Nixon, whatever you say.
Im sure many of the fools on here will be like usual calling for impeachment. I always get a good laugh out of that one.
Comment by Tom — April 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
While Bush does ‘deserve’ impeachment, I’d personally settle with permitting him to be tried for War Crimes ‘after’ he’s president.
Considering you impeached a president for an affair, laughing is all you have to handle the most corrupt, illegal, defiant and inept president in American history. Freaks like you would always get a laugh out of a president that flaunts his defiance of the Constitution, yet you’re dumb enough to think an affair is impeachment worthy! BAh! You’re an idiot, a fool, and a hack. You make r*tard seem like a compliment!
April 16th, 2007 at 5:48 pmSo, when was the last time that the executive branch simply ignored a subpoena and failed to comply with it?
Why does the name Nixon come to mind?
April 16th, 2007 at 5:50 pmI tried to sneak #16 in under the radar ; )
April 16th, 2007 at 6:08 pmSo, when was the last time that the executive branch simply ignored a subpoena and failed to comply with it?
Why does the name Nixon come to mind?
Comment by Dogjudge — April 16, 2007 @ 5:50 pm
That’s Jake*ss and the rest of the Birch’ers hero! Old Nixon, the man that would be King!
People like Jake are traitors to our Constitution, our values, and the Legal and Political system of our country. They’re the same wackos that took over Germany, and turned it into a Nazi Fascist state. Times change, but ignorant wackos like Jake never do. He should be in a padded cell, along with all of the rest of the fringe religious terrorist lunatics.
April 16th, 2007 at 6:16 pm#7 — Tom, tell me, when you are laughing, can you still see through the tears?
April 16th, 2007 at 6:22 pmThis would be treason with a good reason, no matter what the season, stop all the Bush pleasin’.
April 16th, 2007 at 6:28 pmComment by trueblue — April 16, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
Right back at ya, dude!
April 16th, 2007 at 7:02 pmLooks like the President has final tired of the Democrats foolishness and now refuses to cooperate with these games.
Comment by Tom
So true. However, if it was a truly important matter, such as Bush lying about a sexual liaison with an intern, then that would be another matter altogether now… wouldn’t it?
April 16th, 2007 at 7:26 pmFrom Crooksandliars.com:
Riddle me this, trolls…
You say that the US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president and nothing wrong has been done and nothing illegal has been done and Bush can do what he wants to.
If so, why is Bush trying to distance himself from the firings?
April 16th, 2007 at 7:42 pmSorry Conyers you have very few legal options that don’t go thru the Justice Department itself.
I doubt they will be willing to help you.
Comment by Tom #7
Hey “Tom the Bushite Scum”,
…reports are that morale at the DOJ is at an all-time LOW…
…where do you think the tips (about emails) came from?
…you Bushites get more stupid with each passing second…
…and he who laughs last…
…REALLY DOES laugh best…
…just you wait and see…
April 16th, 2007 at 8:51 pmContempt of congress is a federal charge, but maybe the Robertson U. grads in the DOJ don’t know that.
Going through the DOJ to investigate the DOJ.
The congress has the authority to do so.
April 16th, 2007 at 11:57 pmI agree, write your Congressman in support of Rep. Conyer’s subpoena. Media Matters writes that Sen. Grassley voted with the Democrats. A very courageous move. Please go to his website and email a short thank you note. We will need some very brave Republicans to begin to impeach Gonzales and then Bush/Cheney, they deserve our very vocal support in standing up for American citizens over this illegal bush regime.
April 17th, 2007 at 5:00 am