Posted on 05/16/2016 4:01:03 PM PDT by Nachum
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The White House confirmed Monday that Obama adviser Ben Rhodes will not be allowed to testify before House lawmakers on the Iran nuclear deal, after a last-ditch attempt by Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz to pry the controversial aide loose for the hearing.
Chaffetz and the White House have been engaged in an escalating feud, all on the heels of a New York Times Magazine piece where Rhodes was quoted boasting about the administration’s success in crafting a public narrative for the Iran deal. The profile on Rhodes quotes him saying they built an “echo chamber” of experts who sold that narrative to young, often inexperienced reporters.
Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, wanted the deputy national security adviser to testify at a hearing set for Tuesday titled, “White House narratives on the Iran Nuclear Deal.”
“We’re planning as if he is attending, and he’ll have a comfortable seat awaiting his arrival,” Chaffetz said Monday afternoon of Rhodes.
But W. Neil Eggleston, White House counsel, sent a letter to Chaffetz late Monday saying Rhodes would not attend.
He cited what appeared to be an executive privilege-related claim, asserting that such a senior presidential adviser’s appearance “threatens the independence and autonomy of the President, as well as his ability to receive candid advice and counsel.” For those reasons, he said, “we will not make Mr. Rhodes available to testify.”
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Yawn. Beltway theater here. Who cares if the kenyans stooge testifies.
Interesting because Chaffetz is snubbing Trump and refusing to go to the convention. Presumably under Mormon Mafia orders.
He is willing to answer questions for the NYT but not the people’s representatives.
Should Chavettz replace the other old goat in the Senate? Forgot his useless name.
This is just stupid on so many levels.
First rule of the con is you never let the rube know that he has been conned.
So now these young reporters will never trust Rhodes again. He has let it out for all the world to know that he led them down the primrose path and had his way with them.
Boasting in public of a victory is never wise.
The old saying that you know the greatness of a man by the power of his enemies does not mean that one should seek to make enemies of powerful men.
Congressional Republicans rarely achieve any of their goals mainly because they are rarely motivated to do so. Anger at being embarrassed in public for a proud man is a lot of motivation.
This was a bad move by a stupidly arrogant man. Typical of a Obama man.
-—So now these young reporters will never trust Rhodes again. He has let it out for all the world to know that he led them down the primrose path and had his way with them.-—
I wish you were right...I don’t think you are...
I think they will forgive Rhodes since the Iran deal is so important to Obama legacy...
it’s important enough to lie about, who are they to object to being used to achieve peace...(rolling eyes)
Think Lucy and the football..
Most of the WH reporters are barely men in the sense of having a sense of pride and integrity.
He was never presidential material.
What fun is bring a manipulative, Machiavellian master of the universe if no one knows who and what you are?
This also demonstrates how insular and out of touch the Obama inner circle are in their self imposed bubble with its own echo chamber and lack of diverse and dissenting opinions
Rhodes is no doubt stunned at the backlash his feckless and irresponsible comments have generated . The guy is completely surrounded by sycophants, yes men and fellow travelers -all of whom think and talk just like he does and has probably not heard a dissenting opinion in 8 years
Here is the fun part
For the last 8 years these jack wagons have betrayed, back stabbed and double crossed pretty much the entire Middle East , Western and Eastern Europe, the Sudan, Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Scandinavia, most of Africa and they have made personal enemies of Vladimir Putin along with most of the Russian and Ukrainian high level leadership. They have personally bragged about their parts in executing drone strikes against many terrorists And they have double crossed their friends in ISIS and other terror groups
They gave done this while arrogantly taunting and thumbing their noses at the the people they are tormenting-all from the safety of the secret service guarded White House walls knowing they were untouchable because they had the full force of the American military, who they despise BTW, protecting them
I have never seen anything like this White House in my life
In 250 days these sociopaths will be out of office and will go back to living in their moms basements and being the nobodies they were until they followed an even greater nobody President into the white house
There are going to be a lot of very pissed off and unforgiving people looking for pay back for the horror and destruction these profoundly destructive people have inflicted on the world
These smarty pants tin pots should start coming to this realization around late December and all of them , from BO on down should be very afraid for their future
I considered what you said about the reporters forgiving the lie because they also Leftist and you may well be correct.
But also consider that they are a generation raised on the Everyone Deserves to have Self Esteem philosophy. They have been raised to think that they are very important people regardless of how few their accomplishments.
I think they will be offended (after all they are part of the eternally offended generation) because Rhodes didn’t let them in on the gag. He didn’t trust them.
Leftist are naturally arrogant to begin with but the young generation of today have been raised to be arrogant from the time they were in diapers. Perhaps a few will let it go out of loyalty to Obama but I figure a good number of them are going to hold a grudge.
You forget that Obama is the consummate Crony Capitalist.
Obama’s White Hut staff will be taken care of by his Crony Capitalist cabal down in to at least the third level of white collar workers.
And you are correct the next time a Leftist is in the White House many of them will return.
The solution starts with an s and ends with an a
Fixed it for ya.
CONGRESS does Not need PERMISSION from Obama, or ANYONE, they have every right to subpoena him, and the Speaker can ISSUE A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST for Not Complying and FORCE HIM TO TESTIFY, then JAIL HIM IF HE REFUSES!!!
And Congress is Allowing ALL OF IT, Way to Go Paul Ryan!!
Congress has ALL the power in washington, the executive and judicial branch operate according to the whims of CONGRESS!
Congress can Remove the President
Congress can remove the head of every executive agency Congress can remove ALL of their employees
Congress can Abolish every agency they so choose
Congress can remove EVERY JUDGE IN AMERICA, including every supreme court justice.
Congress can abolish every federal court except the supreme Court
Congress can decide which cases the Judicial Branch can hear and decide
CONGRESS can Imprison ANYONE they want for any reason they so desire for as long as they wish.
Congress can declare WAR
No other governing body has even 10% of the power CONGRESS has!!
CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF IT!!!
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
And here is what the OFFICIAL DEMONRAT PUBLICATIONS SAY:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/opinion/04tue4.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2007/04/house_arrest.html
Yes you have.
The ubiquitous Clinton Criminal Enterprises, Inc.
Remember 1993? "That's our Air Force, now."
Eventually, the entire armed forces. The Clinton C.E. saved koranimal Bosnia by bombing the wrong side, which eventually enabled al Qaeda...
It's well documented.
The First Rapist exploited and manipulated the armed forces, too, albeit much more subtly.
Who's going to argue with the Commander-in-Chief?
Since the mid 90's all the ranking officers of the armed forces have been replaced by political animals. In Omugabe's case replaced by perverts, racists and purely political animals.
One minor correction here.
"Congress can decide which cases the Judicial Branch can hear and decide [up to and including the Supreme Court!]
So, yes, way to go, gutless Ryan and the leadership of the House, who were redundant and useless for almost 8 years.
Why didn't you clean house sooner?
Traitors or enablers of the domestic enemies, all.
Or criminals all subject to mass blackmail.
No other explanation is possible.
247 DAYS LEFT OF OBAMA with inauguration day being Jan 20th 2017
Roughly 180 days left until November 8th when Obama is rendered useless...he is a lame duck and after Donald Trump wins there is not much Obama+Congress will do in a lame duck session to go against Trump. Not in any major ways.
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