Posted on 07/11/2018 7:10:20 AM PDT by mandaladon
So much for all of the anticipated excitement in Washington today. We were all set for former FBI attorney and Team Mueller member Lisa Page to show up and testify before the House Judiciary Committee. While it was going to be a closed session, at least some of the details were likely to leak out and several of the members have quite a few questions about Pages text messaging history with her illicit lover, Peter Strzok. But now thats all been put on hold. Despite having been served with a subpoena to appear, Pages lawyer announced last night that she wont be showing up.
Lisa Page, the former anti-Trump FBI lawyer and member of special counsel Robert Muellers team, said Tuesday evening that she will not attend a House committee hearing for which she had been subpoeanaed.
According to CNN, Ms. Page will not attend the planned deposition hearing by the House Judiciary and Oversight committees over access to her papers at the FBI, which had previously been provided to Congress
Page attorney Amy Jeffress, in a statement tweeted out by CNN reporter Laura Jarrett, said her client had only been subpoenaed four days before the planned hearing and needed more time to prepare
So what happens now? In theory, Page could be charged with contempt of Congress. That carries a penalty of between one and twelve months in jail and/or a fine not to exceed $1,000. But it requires some extraordinary circumstances before they hand out penalties like that. Pages attorney is making it sound as if she has every intention of complying but simply wants to review the materials shell be asked about in advance.
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“Use the Sergeant at Arms to arrest her and bring her before Congress.”
To what end, she’ll only take the Fifth Amendment so it’s a waste of time.
Her lawyer has every right to negotiate a timeline for an appearance, no matter who likes it or not.
Besides, IMHO she flipped on McCabe upon discovering he was throwing her under the bus. She also was seen texting Peter Strzok, ‘Don’t ever text me again.’
She’s mad, angry, humiliated and her future is not looking bright. What does she gain by appearing?
I am not surprised, would have been shocked if she showed up.
Yeah, I would send a court enforcement bounty hunter after her......
Next step is to find her in contempt? When can a federal marshal go pick her up? And when is the DoJ going to get real?
Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!!!
Republicans.....YOU HAVE THE POWER....USE IT FOR JUSTICE SAKE!!
omg....I missed the sarcasm tag!
It appears congress is powerless.
This is all on congress. They are the ones who voluntarily have given up their powers to the judiciary, the executive branch and now to the new unspoken of until recently bureaucratic branch of government. Congress holds no one accountable and they eagerly fund the bureaucratic branch without question.
Congress has the power to rein in this contempt the other branches have for it, they just will not use the power. When they start talking holding people in contempt and impeachment if I were a part of the judiciary, executive or bureaucratic branches I wouldn’t give them the time of day until I saw someone marched out in handcuffs and thrown in jail. Until then Congress is the epitome of Trey Gowdey, you talk tough, you bluster, you threaten and then you walk quietly away until the next time you decide to do your windbag thing yet again.
She ignores it, but they want to question the President over a witch hunt, fake investigation
The same investigating team which want to question the President
Can someone please wake Sessions up, as he has turned out to be a nightmare.
Unless you can martial enough marchers to block the streets around the Capitol, you’re wasting your time. Marches are a dime a dozen in that town.
No sarcasm FRiend, I’m just illustrating a broader picture on the matter.
I’m no fan of Lisa Page, Peter Strzok, Brennan, Comey, McCabe or any of those involved in the conspiracy of sedition and to frame President Trump.
So what if she didn’t show up.
Congress isn’t going to do anything anyway. And...SHE KNOWS IT!
She has known for months that this was coming, but she says she didn’t have time because she just got subpoenaed.
She is using her mommy Hillary’s tactic to delay.
Seeing StrZok (Star Zot) parade around on TV with a rebellious you-can’t-touch-me look on his face is disgraceful.
These people both need a come to Jesus moment and face what they did like a man.
One day this will all blow and the foolish grin will be taken of the face of the adulterous traitor StrZok and we won’t see Page’s giant gums anymore cause she will NOT be smiling.
Send them to Gitmo with Hillary et al
She’s refusing because she can and knows they won’t arrest her.
She has nothing to gain by appearing except to clear out the dark blotches on her soul.
Plus it is her civic duty, which she has no desire to display.
Love your last sentence:
*Shes mad, angry, humiliated and her future is not looking bright*
It’s amazing how niave both of them were to document all their seditious and treasonous acts.
We need EVERYTHING released to the public but it will take a long time.
The Shadow Government/Deep State still has power and are wielding it to their eventual destruction.
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