Posted on 12/28/2017 4:26:37 PM PST by SSS Two
Exclusive - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is blasting the Department of Justice and the FBI for its “failure to fully produce” documents related to an anti-Trump dossier, saying “at this point it seems the DOJ and FBI need to be investigating themselves.”
In a Thursday letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein obtained by Fox News, Nunes expressed frustration that information and witnesses subpoenaed by the committee in August related to the so-called Steele dossier had not yet been turned over. The salacious dossier includes unverified allegations about President Trump's connections with Russia that he has denied.
“Unfortunately, DOJ/FBI's intransigence with respect to the August 24 subpoenas is part of a broader pattern of behavior that can no longer be tolerated,” the California Republican wrote to Rosenstein.
Nunes demanded that all records – and available dates for witnesses to testify – be provided to the committee by Jan 3. \ “As a result of the numerous delays and discrepancies that have hampered the process of subpoena compliance, the committee no longer credits the representations made by DOJ and/or the FBI regarding these matters,” Nunes said.
He called the DOJ’s initial response to the subpoenas “disingenuous at best.”
Nunes said the DOJ informed the House Intelligence Committee several weeks ago that the “basic investigatory documents demanded by the subpoenas…did not exist.”
“As it turns out, not only did documents exist that were directly responsive to the committee’s subpoenas, but they involved senior DOJ and FBI officials who were swiftly reassigned when their roles in matters under the committee’s investigation were brought to light,” Nunes wrote.
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The FBI and Department of Justice are the PERPS.
Nunes should propose a bill in Congress to cut their budgets by 50%.
that will get their attention.
Wow. Wish we had someone with some pull at DOJ.
Time to file Contempt charges, Devin, like you have been threatening.
Start with Sessions, so Trump can fire him, if he does not respond.
That is all.
IF ONLY!!!! there were somebody who could ORDER the DOJ and/or FBI to produce the documents!!!!!
Wouldn’t that be grand. IF ONLY somebody were in charge of them, and could order them to produce.
Like that Chief Executive guy?
Who’s the Boss?
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the committee no longer credits the representations made by DOJ and/or the FBI regarding these matters,” Nunes said.
No blast. Serve subpeona; cite for contempt
Wouldn’t it be great if the DOJ and FBI were under the plenary control of a Constitutionally appointed executive who could order them to be open and transparent?
Wouldn’t it be fab if all of the major decision makers in the DOJ/FBI served “at the pleasure” of some chief executive who was a republican and could fire them on the spot for obstructing justice or even having bad haircuts?
That would be fab!
The DOJ/FBI are Weasels to the core.
Congress should hold extra SESSIONS in order to find that elusive person.
Cut off the fvckin electricity to the campii of both depts. After draining the fuel outta the backup generators.
Everyone hired or promoted under Hussein needs to go.
Is there nobody else to whom we can turn?
What does Sessions do? Why is Rosenstein Deputy AG? Why hasn’t the Justice Department and FBI been cleaned out? You would never know the Republicans run this part of the government. Six months withholding key documents. Make Guiliani the AG ad Christie the FBI Director.
Oh look -- Faux News employs John Roberts and Alex Pappas as Partisan Media Shills, to push DNC talking points, like the phrase "the so-called Steele dossier". Thanks SSS Two.
decrease the retirement benefits
and increase the number of years of service
the problems will start to go away
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