Click The Pic
|
Posted on 07/10/2018 9:21:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former FBI attorney Lisa Page, whose text messages with FBI agent Peter Strzok became a flashpoint amid allegations of anti-Trump bias at the bureau, will not appear for interviews on Wednesday with House lawmakers, her lawyer said.
Page's lawyer said in a statement obtained by Politico that she will not comply with a congressional subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform Committees.
"Instead of responding to our requests to explain the scope of the interview and provide sufficient notice to allow her to prepare, the Committees chose to issue a subpoena," Page's attorney wrote.
"The Committees would be asking Lisa about materials she has not yet been shown," the lawyer continued. "As a result, Lisa is not going to appear for an interview at this time."
Republicans on the committees have honed in on texts between Page and Strzok that were critical of then-candidate Donald Trump as evidence of broader FBI bias against his campaign.
Strzok is slated to appear in a public hearing on Thursday. Page's lawyer pushed back at the committee at the time the subpoena was issued, accusing the committees of providing insufficient notice that would allow her to prepare for the investigation.
“We asked the Committee staff to explain the scope of the investigation and provide sufficient notice that would allow her to prepare, which are normal conditions for congressional committees, but these committees have not followed the normal process,” Amy Jeffress, Page’s lawyer, said in a statement.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) blasted Page's announcement in a statement Tuesday night, accusing the former FBI lawyer of having "something to hide."
"She has known for months that the House Judiciary Committee has sought her testimony as part of our joint investigation with the Oversight Committee into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, and she has no excuse for her failure to appear," Goodlatte wrote.
“We will use all tools at our disposal to obtain her testimony. Americans across the country are alarmed at the bias exhibited by top officials at the Justice Department and FBI, and it is imperative Congress conduct vigorous oversight to ensure that never happens again.”
They did their duty in reporting it. If no one reads it late at night it's their problem.
“We will use all tools at our disposal to obtain her testimony. Americans across the country are alarmed at the bias exhibited by top officials at the Justice Department and FBI, and it is imperative Congress conduct vigorous oversight to ensure that never happens again.”
If that statement is even close to true then I expect here to be arrested by Thursday. The fact that she won’t be will be proof that the statement is not true.
If this isn’t addressed, we’re done. Period. DEMs and their supporters can just flip the bird at everyone and dare someone to do a damn thing about it.
Nothing will come of it.
Fedzilla runs amuck.
Illegal aliens have been doing just that for decades.
Encouraged by BOTH parties.
Interview ....phooey ! Strap her ass down and waterboard her.
If the facts are against you,and it looks bad follow the Hillary Clinton example...Petulance, petulance, petulance. Worked for Hillary, it will work for Lisa Page. Its obvious to these lowlifes that the Republicans don’t have the guts to put any of them in jail.
“”As a result, Lisa is not going to appear for an interview at this time.”
the attorney is doing their job and his client will probably invoke the 5th Amendment.
She was part of a conspiracy and an attempted coup.
Congress needs to start calling it exactly what it was.
Hey, when you're in the crowd that's above the law, you're above the law. It's that simple.
Time for a perp walk.
I hope you are right but I read that statement to mean that they will interview her at a later date behind closed doors, possibly not under oath.
I’m sure they will just issue her a new deadline.
Or whatever.
And by tomorrow at 5 pm eastern, the Clowns on the Hill will give her a New Deadline.
With these Clowns, the Deadline is always just a few days away. ClownCar Congress.
The ho don’t want to look bad taking the Fifth. LOL.
Who do these bureaucrats answer to anyway? I thought it was us. LOLOLOL
I’m so silly.
If this isn’t addressed, we’re done. Period. DEMs and their supporters can just flip the bird at everyone and dare someone to do a damn thing about it.
><
That’s right. They’ll just continue to do what suits them and it will get worse.
She should be arrested.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.