Posted on 03/24/2010 1:56:55 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Rep. Darrell Issa, the top Republican on the House Oversight committee, told CBS News Wednesday that he will call for a special prosecutor to investigate the White House if it does not address Rep. Joe Sestak's claim that he was offered a federal job in exchange for dropping out of the Pennsylvania Senate primary.
"If the public doesn't receive a satisfactory answer, the next step would be to call for a special prosecutor, which is well within the statute," Issa (pictured) told Hotsheet.
The California Republican has been pushing for the White House to provide details of conversations between Sestak and administration officials in the wake of Sestak's comment during a radio interview last month that he was offered a high-ranking administration job in exchange for dropping his primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter.
Asked if that job was secretary of the Navy, Sestak declined to comment. His press secretary told CBS News that the lawmaker stands by his original statement that he was offered the job in exchange for an administration post. Sestak did not drop out of the race.
On March 10th, Issa sent a letter to White House lawyer Robert Bauer asking for details about communications between Sestak and the White House. In the letter, he pointed to statutes he said could have been violated if Sestak was offered a quid pro quo arrangement in which he would be given an administration job in exchange for leaving the race.
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I think you are right. Not only is he the wealthiest member of congress, but he takes no crap from nobody. And he probably knows a couple of “enforcers” hisself. He is NOT to be messed with.
Great! Hope on the horizon!
Wonder if either of them (Issa & Susteck) have considered have their phone lines tapped or wear a wire. Would be great to get the WH on tape.....Maybe that’s why Rahm E is now doing the dirty work in the buff in the showers....The word is out that someone is taping the WH (wink)
LOL. We can’t put anything past Rahm, but Darrell is one smart cookie. I’m sure he’s thought of everything. It’s interesting to know that Issa is not a lawyer and maybe that’s one reason he’s an honest man. His degree is in business.
Small potatoes, but then again so was Watergate.
Sorry,,,, I meant, signing,,,
Interesting background info - high school dropout to mover & shaker with a couple of legal scrapes along the way ... what’s your source? ;-)
1st black illegal Kenyan POTUS.
1st black illegal Kenyan 1 term POTUS.
1st black illegal Kenyan 1 term IMPEACHED, REMOVED AND IMPRISONED POTUS
I’m in agreement! AMEN!
1st black illegal Kenyan<<<
1st semi-black illegal Kenyan
http://www.nndb.com/people/294/000028210/
http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Darrell_Issa.htm
From wiki:
Issa was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the grandson of Lebanese immigrants. His net worth is approximately $251 million, making him the wealthiest member of Congress. Issa enlisted in the Army during his senior year of high school, where he served as a bomb disposal technician.
He attended Kent State University at Stark in North Canton, Ohio and Siena Heights College in Adrian, Michigan, on an ROTC scholarship, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1976. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, serving as a tank platoon leader and a computer research and development specialist, among other command roles. He left the Regular Army in 1980 with the rank of captain. He later moved to Vista, California, a suburb of San Diego, where he now lives.
In the 1970s, Issa and his brother were twice charged with auto theft, once for a Maserati sports car in 1972 and for a Mercedes Benz sedan in 1979, along with being accused of stealing a car during his military service, although he denies these charges. He has also been convicted for possession of an unregistered gun.
Issa made his fortune through his company, Directed Electronics Incorporated, that is most famous for its flagship product, the “Viper” car alarm. It bears one notable siren that is a recording of Issa’s voice, “please step away from the car.” As of 2004, Directed Electronics was North America’s largest aftermarket automotive electronics manufacturer. Issa divested all personal interest in Directed Electronics after being elected to public office,[citation needed] but is the richest member of the House and the second richest in all of the 111th Congress.
Issa is married to Kathy and has a son, William who is in his late 20s. They have three cats and a dog.
I know! :)
Issa is a translation of Jesus. He is Antiochian Orthodox Christian.
Someone left a card on my door.
It said: Need Help? Call Jesus!
I was having a rough day. So, I dialed the number on the card.
Next day a Mexican with a lawnmower showed up at my house.
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