Posted on 07/08/2008 11:53:38 AM PDT by STARWISE
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman warned Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday to turn over a copy of a FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney or face contempt charges.
The document in question is an interview Cheney gave to the FBI in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a covert CIA agent.
“The arguments you have raised for withholding the interview report are not tenable,” Waxman wrote in a letter to Mukasey.
“When the FBI interview with the Vice President was conducted, the Vice President knew that the information in the interview could be made public in a criminal trial and that there were no restrictions on Special Counsel Fitzgerald's use of the interview.”
The committee subpoenaed the interview on June 16. However, the Justice Department has yet to turn over the document.
“In light of your actions, I am writing to inform you that the Committee will meet on July 16, 2008, to consider a resolution citing you for contempt of Congress,” Waxman wrote.
“I strongly urge you to comply with the duly issued subpoena before then.”
~~Ding!
A lie, no matter how often told, is still a lie.
Waxman needs a colonoscopy with an industrial vacuum truck...
I guess Waxman isn’t content with an approval rating of only 9%.
These dolts won’t stop the nonsense until they reach 0. The same rating as the dopey MSNBC shows that continue to cover this non-story.
Yeah, and up his noses, too.
Meanwhile, gas prices soar, dollar sucks, Iran continues to build a bomb....etc etc etc. But hey instead of tacking the real issues let’s harp on this some more.
Nostrildamus is such an a$$.
Someone with a mirror should threaten Waxman with it.
Maybe Cheney himself should just tell Waxman to go “F” himself.
It appears that about 91% of us hold congress in contempt. Is Waxman going to arrest all of us?
I guess the Special Council didn’t think it was useful.
Mr. Waxman, please identify the current criminal trial that requires this information
The Pigman doesn’t get the separation of powers, does he? The Plame issue would seem to be settled with the shipment of the Iraqi yellowcake to Canada...we now know with 100% certainty that Joseph Wilson lied. We also know that his wife lied when she told Waxman’s committee that she didn’t play a role in the choice of Wilson to investigate in Niger. If Waxman had any interest in the truth, he’d have her charged with lying to Congress under oath, but then again, we all know that isn’t his interest here.
:’)
Yo Henry, seen this?
Congressional Performance
Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.
I suppose PigNose feels his antics will raise their record setting approval rating. FAIL!
And, for the record,
The document in question is an interview Cheney gave to the FBI in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a FORMERLY covert CIA agent.
The MSM just isn't gonna tell the truth about this.
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