gruntled
4411
Cue Nunes claiming the House Intel Committee is an accessory to criminal actions in 3…2…1…
Menzo
4412
If Nunes didn’t meet with these guys he’d say no emphatically. So yeah, he met with them for sure.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-fox-news-ukraine-shokin-biden_n_5ddb17ede4b00149f71ec5c2
Timex
4413
Rudy: If anything happens to me, I have evidence of 40 years of criminal activity by … cough the Bidens.
Donnie: Great. let’s have it. We need everything we can get to put them away. Totally corrupt, everybody says so.
Rudy: No, you don’t get it. I’m talking about the family that I, former federal prosecutor and mayor of cough New York City, have been following closely for 40 years. A family I have tons of dirt on. You know, the … cough cough wink wink wink Bidens.
Donnie: Great, hand it over. And go see a doctor, you look terrible.
Thrag
4415
The district court has ruled that McGhan must testify and the claims of immunity are invalid.
Enidigm
4416
This is going to be one of those test of how far we’ve gone, though ordinary people will hardly notice and poll numbers aren’t going to change, unless some wise and outstanding leaders make hay with it.
Because there’s a good chance McGhan will shrug and say “make me” - or if not him, some other administration official.
Thrag
4417
It’s still got appeals to go through, so if he does testify at all it won’t be for months and the process will have moved on by then.
Though it is possible now he will choose to testify now that he has the cover of this ruling to defy the white house. Unlikely, but possible.
David2
4418
Wow, this could turn into a true repeating of history! Tapes with Trump talking with Rudy about their plans? Ouch! Nixon second edition.
Tying Nunes in with this, couldnt have happened to a more deserving person!
Ok, but this is actually a sub-optimal outcome.
The optimal outcome, if I can dream the impossible dream, is he is impeached, removed from office, and then thrown into federal prison. Also his wealth seized/wiped out and all his cronies/kids become social pariahs never to grace the television screen again.
I want his legacy destroyed and the Trump brand to become a scarlet letter.
So, you want to kick Trump’s ass so hordt, that the next Trump wannabe…is gonna feel it?
KevinC
4422
You know, I had avoided seeing a single second of that movie up until now. Thanks a lot.
gruntled
4423
Though I know the DoJ has announced that they will appeal, and I would guess they are smart enough to ask for a stay.
Thrag
4424
Excepts from the ruling are brutal. Includes quotes like “Presidents are not kings” and even a nod to congress’ power of inherent contempt.
Thrag
4425
Even the footnotes are brutal
Nice some folks still remember why this fucking country was founded in the first place
Unless McGahn actually wants to testify and simply wanted cover to do so
Oghier
4428
Bolton was also said to be watching for this decision.
Adam Schiff seems to endorse the theory that, since enforcing subpoenas would ultimately rely on John Roberts’ vote, it’s better to issue them in the Senate and get a quick decision from Roberts than to run the clock out chasing it in the courts. He also argues that there is already enough evidence of a crime that Roberts ought to rule that the fraud / crime exception to privilege has to be invoked.
Of course it’s very possible that Roberts would go all-in on defending the extreme privilege being claimed here, but he does have a history of trying to split the baby in half. I think he might enforce the subpoenas but not necessarily strike claims of privilege.
