Posted on 10/28/2019 8:39:42 AM PDT by Libloather
Does sending an invitation disguised as a subpoena considered mail fraud?
Pelosi figures she can throw him overboard when the public sours on the process!
hard to believe schiff was once a federal prosecutor
Apparently they can since no one is being arrested or censured.
What is kangaroo court judge Schiff gonna do about it? Geez!
House contempt resolutions have ZERO legal impact. Just ask Eric Holder.
If he wants to sell books and book speeches for the next 25 years, he'll keep out of this SchiffStorm.
Does sending an invitation disguised as a subpoena considered mail fraud?
i would think so but they probably hand served him..he should quash the subpoena as being without authority see what a judge says..
If a Congress critter holds you in contempt by trying to force you to perform in an illegal procedure isn’t only right to have contempt for them?
Contempt of what? Not coming to your birthday party?
Not really, it's par for the course. I know of a federal assist AG that proudly states tha the "law is what I say it is".
has the chamber authorized Subpoenas or just the committee?
Congressional rules empower all its standing committees with the authority to compel witnesses to produce testimony and documents for subjects under its jurisdiction. Committee rules may provide for the full committee to issue a subpoena, or permit subcommittees or the chairman (acting alone or with the ranking member) to issue subpoenas.
As announced in Wilkinson v. United States,[7] a Congressional committee must meet three requirements for its subpoenas to be "legally sufficient." First, the committee's investigation of the broad subject area must be authorized by its chamber; second, the investigation must pursue "a valid legislative purpose" but does not need to involve legislation and does not need to specify the ultimate intent of Congress; and third, the specific inquiries must be pertinent to the subject matter area that has been authorized for investigation.
The Court held in Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund[8] that Congressional subpoenas are within the scope of the Speech and Debate clause which provides "an absolute bar to judicial interference" once it is determined that Members are acting within the "legitimate legislative sphere" with such compulsory process. Under that ruling, courts generally do not hear motions to quash Congressional subpoenas; even when executive branch officials refuse to comply, courts tend to rule that such matters are "political questions" unsuitable for judicial remedy. In fact, many legal rights usually associated with a judicial subpoena do not apply to a Congressional subpoena. For example, attorney-client privilege and information that is normally protected under the Trade Secrets Act do not need to be recognized.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress
He should dare them to go to court to enforce the “subpoena”.
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