Justice Department Asks Court To Delay Subpoena Ruling Again

[maddezmom]

Source: AHN

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Justice Department filed papers on Monday to ask the court again to delay its ruling that top White House aides are not protected by immunity from congressional oversight.

U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled on July 31 that presidential chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers were not immune from congressional subpoenas. "Presidential autonomy, such as it is, cannot mean that the executive's actions are totally insulated from scrutiny by Congress. That would eviscerate Congress's historical oversight function," he said in his 93-page decision.

The Justice Department asked Bates a week later to stay his ruling until after they appeal the case.

The House voted in February to file contempt resolutions against Miers and Bolten. Both officials cited executive privilege and refused to comply with a subpoena from Democrats to testify and provide documents relating to the allegedly politically-motivated dismissals of nine federal attorneys in 2006.



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[bemildred]

1. Shooting blanks. nt

[Deny and Shred]

2. Among the lamest legal arguments ever.

Anyone who ever speaks to the President is immune. Please. How can it take so long to compel them to testify?
I bet they'll push for it to be off the record, not under oath, no transcript. A prescription for them to make claims that keep investigators guessing, chasing leads to nowhere for the next year and a half.
The Justice Dept. is a complete farce. Mukasey sees his ONLY role as presidential counsel, no enforcement whatsoever - where this Administration is involved.
The term Justice is Blind means something completely different to these guys.

[L. Coyote]

7. They only want to delay, delay, delay, no matter how idiotic the filing

and that says guilty, guilty, guilty ......

[Wizard777]

3. Pursue inherent contempt against them.

[annabanana]

4. Just trying to run out the clock. .

Who is John Bates? Is he a "loyal Bushie"?

(could be. . http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/bates-bio.html )

[CitizenPatriot]

5. kriminals! I am so sick of this BS

go to jail!

[Demeter]

6. NO Way, NO How!

[lovuian]

8. Mukasey needs to be arrested for not obeying the law

He is obstructing justice

[Supersedeas]

9. the Mukasey Doctrine in full effect? So bad publicity is about as much 'justice' as the

Justice Department of the United States will allow?