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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 09:54 PM Jul 2014

Members of Congress Declare "Immunity" from Insider Trading Probe

Published on Monday, July 7, 2014 by Common Dreams

Members of Congress Declare "Immunity" from Insider Trading Probe

House panel refuses to submit to SEC subpeonas

- Nadia Prupis, staff writer

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is refusing to cooperate with an insider trading investigation, saying its employees are “absolutely immune” from having to comply with subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe ordered the committee last week to explain why it hadn’t responded to the SEC’s year-long request for documents, phone records and the testimony of staff director Brian Sutter, as part of a probe into whether he or other House members leaked private information about health care policy to insurance companies.

Rather than turning over the information, top House lawyer Kerry W. Kircher answered the order by requesting that the case be dismissed.

Kircher claimed that the request for documents violates the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution, which protects members of Congress from outside inquiry into “legislative acts” during their time in office.

More:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/07/07-4

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Members of Congress Declare "Immunity" from Insider Trading Probe (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2014 OP
Funny how CNN, NBC and the rest sharp_stick Jul 2014 #1
MSM today is mostly garbage, lies, propaganda, disinformation, misinformation, distortions RKP5637 Jul 2014 #3
CROOKS! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #2
THIS is fucking bullshit.... truebrit71 Jul 2014 #4
Mark Twain said the congress is our only native criminal class pscot Jul 2014 #5
WTF is this, Lethal Weapon? kysrsoze Jul 2014 #6

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
1. Funny how CNN, NBC and the rest
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:09 PM
Jul 2014

aren't all over this, guess they're too busy cheerleading BENGHAZI! and IRS probes to discuss this little nugget. Fucking assholes each and every one of them, Murrow must be spinning in his grave.

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
3. MSM today is mostly garbage, lies, propaganda, disinformation, misinformation, distortions
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:14 PM
Jul 2014

and rag-sheet entertainment. Agree so much, "Murrow must be spinning in his grave."

pscot

(21,023 posts)
5. Mark Twain said the congress is our only native criminal class
Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:37 PM
Jul 2014

Good thing they can't claim immunity for sticking up convenience stores.

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