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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:18 PM

Raven123 (4,038 posts)

What would happen if Lynch and Comey resist their subpoenas?

I assume they would be held in contempt, but with the Dems taking over in January could they just comply and reduce whatever punishment the GOP doled out? Could the Dems withdraw the subpoenas ? (Sorry if I word this poorly or imprecisely)

Somehow I see these subpoenas as a GOP temper tantrum. Am I missing something?

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What would happen if Lynch and Comey resist their subpoenas? (Original post)	Raven123	Nov 2018	OP
Can they stall it for 6 weeks?	Bfd	Nov 2018	#1
There are Ways to Delay and Run Out the Clock	dlk	Nov 2018	#2
Vacation until recess	SoCalDem	Nov 2018	#13
Karl Rove was subpoenaed and never showed up.	no_hypocrisy	Nov 2018	#3
I think Condi Rice ignored a supoena. nt	leftyladyfrommo	Nov 2018	#11
That depends on the president.	Volaris	Nov 2018	#16
They must go to court to enforce and I'd very well imagine the judge siding with Lynch/Comey re:	hlthe2b	Nov 2018	#4
THe Holidays Are Here	Me.	Nov 2018	#5
Lame duck congress will be busy arranging personal gain.	Sneederbunk	Nov 2018	#6
They will Run the Clock.	Wellstone ruled	Nov 2018	#7
Demanding it be public is the best solution.	libdem4life	Nov 2018	#8
Resisting may be exactly what the Pukes want	Mr. Ected	Nov 2018	#9
The 'pubs are gonna fart fire for the next month.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#10
It would give Republicans an excuse when they get a subpoena?	kentuck	Nov 2018	#12
GOP temper tantrum is an accurate way of looking at it.	ooky	Nov 2018	#14
As long as the hearings are public, they should testify. Comey, for example, could start laughing	Vinca	Nov 2018	#15

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:19 PM

Bfd (1,406 posts)

1. Can they stall it for 6 weeks?

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:21 PM

dlk (10,506 posts)

2. There are Ways to Delay and Run Out the Clock

Skilled attorneys can find legitimate methods to postpone any hearings until the new House is sworn in. Fortunately, Congress gifts themselves with generous holidays, so the number of days they will actually be in session this time of year is greatly reduced.

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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 01:18 AM

SoCalDem (103,856 posts)

13. Vacation until recess

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:22 PM

no_hypocrisy (42,649 posts)

3. Karl Rove was subpoenaed and never showed up.

It can be done and with no punishment.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 07:07 PM

leftyladyfrommo (17,737 posts)

11. I think Condi Rice ignored a supoena. nt

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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 08:51 AM

Volaris (10,092 posts)

16. That depends on the president.

Congress (like the courts at the Federal level) possess no innate enforcement mechanism; they have to rely on the Executive Branch to enforce anything they set forth or issue.

The only person who was capable of MAKING Rove show up, was Bush.
And that's why he never did.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:34 PM

hlthe2b (96,977 posts)

4. They must go to court to enforce and I'd very well imagine the judge siding with Lynch/Comey re:

insisting on PUBLIC testimony to be a reasonable compliance offer for the subpoena

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:40 PM

Me. (35,405 posts)

5. THe Holidays Are Here

so it will be slow going in courts if it comes to that. Grandstanding by Badlatte cause there's nothing good about him.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 03:08 PM

Sneederbunk (12,774 posts)

6. Lame duck congress will be busy arranging personal gain.

Pockets must be full when they depart.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 03:10 PM

Wellstone ruled (34,661 posts)

7. They will Run the Clock.

This is all about the Tea Party Wing of the Rethugs trying to recruit new members. They just do not get it.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 04:31 PM

libdem4life (13,877 posts)

8. Demanding it be public is the best solution.

Comey does well in public. That's a FU answer.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 05:11 PM

Mr. Ected (9,342 posts)

9. Resisting may be exactly what the Pukes want

It gives them a recent event to point to when their own REAL criminals are subpoenaed to say, "the Dems refused ours, so we're refusing theirs". Better to ask for a continuance until January and to make the hearings public.

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 05:19 PM

Iggo (46,617 posts)

10. The 'pubs are gonna fart fire for the next month.

Throw water on it. Dodge it. Don't feed 'em fart food. Delay, delay, delay. Sometimes simply turn the lights on and let 'em spew.

Not much more we can do.

(But what we don't dare do is ignore it.)

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 09:27 PM

kentuck (109,245 posts)

12. It would give Republicans an excuse when they get a subpoena?

Well, we are only doing what the Democrats did, they will say...

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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 02:16 AM

ooky (8,179 posts)

14. GOP temper tantrum is an accurate way of looking at it.

Its a laughable request. Very easy to run out the clock using simple excuses and delay tactics with this little time left.

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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 08:01 AM

Vinca (49,388 posts)

15. As long as the hearings are public, they should testify. Comey, for example, could start laughing

and wonder aloud how Hillary's presidency is going since he's accused of helping her during the campaign. Lynch, of course, could work in contacts between Trump and Russians or felons or porn stars or indicted buddies.

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