Jim Jordan drafted doc that gave McCarthy gavel -allows for INTERFERENCE INTO ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS

[kpete]

A Jim Jordan drafted document allowing for the interference into ongoing criminal investigations is what got Scott Perry, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, and Andy Biggs -- all of whom sought pardons -- to allow McCarthy to get a gavel.

It appears some of these changes may have been part of the ongoing negotiation that occurred to get Speaker McCarthy the gavel. The metadata on the updated document shows it was last modified at 5:40pm yesterday, in the midst of final intense negotiations.

There are some eye-opening provisions in the text of the GOP’s proposed “select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government” that will get a vote next week.

One explicitly authorizes the review of “ongoing criminal investigations.”

(A) the expansive role of Article II authority vested in the Executive Branch to collect information on or otherwise investigate citizens of the United States, including ongoing criminal investigations;
https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20230109/BILLS-118HResPIH-Fed-Gov-comv2.pdf

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[femmedem]

1. Chilling.

That has the potential to be even worse than what Rachel describes in Ultra.

[Samrob]

64. Indict these MFs. They were part of the insurrection. Hold them accountable. In Congress or out!

We know from the past three years that no one has to honor any subpoenas from congress. Treat them with the same respect they treated all other oversight investigations starting with Mueller.

[Maraya1969]

2. Is this about the 1/6 committee? They can't stop DOJ investigations right?

[Irish_Dem]

21. They can wage a PR war against the DOJ to make Garland look like he is being partisan.

The insurrectionist MOC do not want to get indicted.

[onetexan]

23. These thugs do this regardless

[Irish_Dem]

35. Jordan and MTG will kick it into very high gear.

[onetexan]

38. No doubt. These ppl are thugs.

[Elessar Zappa]

45. Oh well.

Garland will continue to do his job regardless of what these freaks do.

[spanone]

3. So the magat criminals are still looking for a 'pardon' of sorts.

Sounds like acknowledgement of criminal activity.

[MagickMuffin]

4. I don't think they have the power they think they have

Jack Smith, Raymond Hulser and David Harbach won’t be sharing their findings with anyone!

[Buckeyeblue]

14. I sgree. They can't just grant themselves additional authority

Committees are able to investigate, to hold hearings, even subpoena witnesses. But that's it.

And they can pass legislation.

And all there people better show up because Democrats can shut things down if there isn't a quorum.

[greymattermom]

15. Isn't that show up thing a real problem for them?

Can't any Dem call for a new speaker on a day when a lot of them are at cpac or somewhere else? Or when a bunch of them get covid?

[Buckeyeblue]

17. Seems like it. I would use it strategically to slow things down

Also, if the numbers look right on a particular day, use it then as well.

[obamanut2012]

22. No, only the majority party Rep can do that

Dems cannot

[PatSeg]

34. Exactly

They can put on a show and make lots of noise for the camera, but they have no power over what the Justice Department does.

This is just more of the same pointless nonsense they've done in the past when they were in the majority. And Jacketless Jordan will be the loudest and most abrasive voice in the room. He really loves all the drama.

[onetexan]

37. THIS!!☝️

[Buckeyeblue]

39. It'll be really interesting if he gets indicated

He'll want to oversee his own prosecution. How rich!

[PatSeg]

46. Ha, ha, ha!

Probably, I can hear his empty rants in my head already. That is one men who is truly full of himself - all bluster and absolutely no substance.

[Cha]

47. Agree.. & there's a

Tweet today that says something like the DOJ doesn’t have to show them Docs.

I’ll find it when I get home and see if I remembered correctly.

[MagickMuffin]

48. Yeah, I saw that earlier after I wrote my comment

They are some of the dumbest people to hold office, and quite alarming that people vote for them.

I’m sure they will be working on the conspiracy theories about why they can’t do what they want.

[Cha]

49. Oh Good!

I want BACKFIRE!!

[MagickMuffin]

50. What would be funny is if Kev knew this but psyched everyone to get the gavel

But then again Kev isn’t that smart to know the truth of how our government works.

[Cha]

51. Yeah who knows

What Groveling Kev knows if anything

He Should Know that by now.

[Genki Hikari]

61. The scary thing is that

Qevin is smarter than most of his caucus.

Now I'm not saying he's a smart guy. Only that he's smarter than the bunch of idiots he's the nominal leader of.

Is he as smart as a Katie Porter or Adam Schiff. Oh hell to the no. But he's smarter than Gaetz, Booboo and Perjury Traitor Greed.

A low bar to clear, yes, but there you have it.

[Cha]

53. As promised.. "The Dept's longstanding policy is to decline to provide Congressional committees

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For this thread, too.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. This is why some of us realized we didn't have time

to "be patient".

[Lonestarblue]

27. I was patient to a point, but I've been out of patience for quite some time.

The DOJ went after the little fish which ignoring the instigators. Only this week was it reported that Jack Smith has asked the state of Michigan to share emails related to the illegal alternate slate of electors, which says to me that the DOJ had not collected this evidence from Michigan or any other state that sent fake slates of electors to Congress and the National Archives. Why not?

Jack Smith also just hired two people to investigate public corruption, including by members of Congress. Has the DOJ ignored he WH and Willard Hotel insurrection planning meetings attended by members of Congress until now?

It was reported this week that the DOJ has arrested over 900 domestic terrorists who attacked the Capitol on January 6, with more arrests to come, yet has only been able to prosecute about 200 per year, which means we have at least 2-3 more years needed for prosecutions. Meanwhile, most of these violent offenders are walking around free. When will the statute of limitations run out?

I think Jack Smith’s appointment is encouraging, but I’m taking a wait-and-see approach to what happens next.

[Scrivener7]

57. Yes to all of this. Jack Smith is leaving a visible trail of evidence of his activities as he

goes after the planners of the insurrection.

We have been commenting for YEARS now that Garland has left no such trail, though it should have been visible. When we pointed that out, we were told, "The DOJ doesn't leak!1!"

These aren't leaks. They are the visible paperwork evidence of a normal investigation.

All of these pieces of visible paperwork show us what the DOJ HASN'T done up to now.

And the information should be shocking to all of us. But apparently it isn't.

[Genki Hikari]

62. Oh good grief

This idiot can't do a damn thing about any ongoing DOJ investigation, other than ask about general issues like budget and payroll and priorities. The legislature has no business mucking about in criminal investigations, just like the DOJ can't go into the Congress and tell this halfwitted traitor scum how to run his committee.

It's a clear separation of powers issue.

[dalton99a]

6. It's all about criminals protecting criminals

[Botany]

7. Yesterday was a study in contrasts

Joe Biden gave medals to the heros of J 6 and the 2020 election, House Democrats held a meeting
to show support for the police and law enforcement who fought to save the US Capitol from terrorists,
and the Republicans put into power the very same people who supported the terrorists.

BTW The House can not stop the DoJ/Jack Smith from looking into crimes.

[Tickle]

8. Thanks

I was going to ask that question you answered 👋

[Botany]

12. I think the J-6th committee has already turned over all its findings to the DoJ and has ...

.... set the stage for prosecution of Trump and Meadows. Although, Liz Cheney kind of blocked holding
republican House and Senate members up on criminal charges.

[Lovie777]

9. Well we already know that the GQP will distort, lie, cheat, steal .....

bare false witness, way out of the world conspiracies on everything they do.

The opposition is ready with evidence and facts, and most of American people will be disgusted with these assholes. 2024 looks very rosy for the other party.

[fightforfreedom]

10. We already knew they were going to do this shit.

Jim Jordan is the head of the judiciary committee. That can't touch the Garland investigations. They can just hold fake hearings and lie.

[GoodRaisin]

18. Yep. All Jordan can do is make noise and that's nothing new for Jordan.

He makes a lot of noise, unless it’s turning his head to child molestation, then he’s real quiet.

[Genki Hikari]

63. The empty barrel makes the most noise

Or that's what my grandfather used to say.

[snowybirdie]

11. Hate to tell them

But Legislative can't interfere with Executive or Judiciary. Jordan very obviously isn't an attorney.

[Botany]

13. Gym Jordan Capital University (JD) Bexely, OH

n/t

[Xavier Breath]

41. Guessing he dropped 'Dressing for Success 101.'

[Botany]

52. I have to give it up to him .... he was a two time NCAA champion wrestler

But my late father who taught @ OSU met him in the 1990s told me a little before he
passed he was an A-hole.

[gab13by13]

16. This is the expected result

when criminals are not held accountable.

Maybe DOJ will turn over evidence so as to not appear partisan?

[SheltieLover]

19. But not SC Smith.

[Xoan]

20. Jeffries et al ...

gonna be SO busy kicking ASS.

[OMGWTF]

24. Conscientiousness of Guilt

[poli-junkie]

25. Sounds like obstruction

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. Hmmm maybe we should have pushed for him to be speaker. Will not

Be able to stomach him on judiciary

[asiliveandbreathe]

28. May these congress critters fall into their own feces..and go the way of the

watergate criminals..

to put a fine point on this, Watergate was not J6..and, congressmen were not involved in overthrowing our US Govt., at least, none were discovered to have participated..not sure this list is complete..

Watergate Casualties and Convictions, In the aftermath of Richard Nixon’s resignation, Watergate continued to claim victims.

one presidential resignation, one vice-presidential resignation – although Agnew’s crimes were unrelated to Watergate,40 government officials indicted or jailed, H.R. Haldeman and John Erlichman (White House staff), resigned 30 April 1973, subsequently jailed, John Dean (White House legal counsel), sacked 30 April 1973, subsequently jailed, John Mitchell, Attorney-General and Chairman of the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP), jailed, Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy (ex-White House staff), planned the Watergate break-in, both jailed, Charles Colson, special counsel to the President, jailed, James McCord (Security Director of CREEP), jailed

[kairos12]

29. Just apply MAGA rules.

ignore all request for documents and issued subpoenas. They set the standard, now they can live with it.

[oldsoftie]

30. SAYING it doesn't mean its legal. The DOJ doesnt owe a House panel anything

[Initech]

31. Good god these people are disgusting assholes.

[Orrex]

32. Yes, but the true disgusting assholes are the assholes who vote for them

GQPers don’t even bother with any pretense of hiding their corruption and abject criminality, yet Republikkkan voters keep picking them at the ballot box.

[Initech]

33. Certainly true!

[Takket]

36. "investigate the investigators" is becoming a tired trope with them.

the Durham investigation ended in complete disgrace. you would think they would have learned their lesson. Jordan's antics aren't going to move anyone's needle on the issue, on either side. the American people aren't stupid enough to fall for this shit that the people behind the insurrection have any other goal than to save their own asses by trying to discredit DOJ.

the red meat will reinforce the base but who cares? They are brainwashed either way

[LiberalFighter]

40. Gym Jordan doesn't have a clue. Looking forward to movie about him.

[Mr.Bill]

42. I also don't think they have any authority

over any Senate actions.

[Demsrule86]

43. DOJ is in the executive branch...these loser don't understand the concept of equal branches.

[Maeve]

44. All kabuki theater all the time

Stylized, elaborate....but an act just the same

[Hermit-The-Prog]

54. That's a bad reading of the document. It's a make-work committee to generate noise.

[Mr.Bill]

55. If Congress could demand those type of documents from the DOJ,

The previous Democratic Congress would have had the unredacted Mueller Report.

If the DOJ gives them anything, it should be redacted to the point of being useless.

[Blue Owl]

56. Gym Jordan's coat of alarms

[eleny]

58. Jordan will be putting the spotlight on his own behind

It'll be blistering.

[Emile]

59. Lawless bastard, his judgement day probably will never come!

[Genki Hikari]

60. Good luck with that.

Because it ain't happening.

The legislature can ask about budgeting and priorities, but they CANNOT interfere in any manner with any specific investigation.

Separation of powers--the rape enabler is gonna learn a whole lot about that, and soon.