Posted on 11/05/2019 8:49:14 AM PST by jazusamo
The Justice Department opened a new front in the legal battle between congressional impeachment investigators and the White House on Tuesday by announcing that Congress must allow government attorneys to accompany executive branch witnesses who testify about President Donald Trump's relations with Ukraine.
In a newly-released memo, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel said “the assistance of agency counsel” is needed because testimony has the potential to disclose information “protected by executive privilege.”
The House Intelligence Committee, which has taken the lead on the impeachment inquiry, has heard from a number of witnesses whose personal lawyers have been allowed to attend depositions. But the Justice Department argued in its memo that the exclusion of government lawyers deprives Trump of his constitutional power to screen privileged information from lawmakers.
The department’s new legal posture is the latest development in the fight between Congress and the White House over access to information that House Democrats say is necessary to assess the strength of an impeachment case against President Trump.
The Justice Department’s five-page memo argues that congressional subpoenas that ask witnesses to appear without counsel are “legally invalid.”
“The (House Intelligence Committee) could address this separation of powers problem by allowing agency counsel to assist the employee during the deposition,” the memo says. “Should the committee not do so, however, a subpoena purporting to require a witness to appear without such assistance would be invalid and not subject to civil or criminal enforcement.”
Attorneys representing House Democrats did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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For some reason I’m having a difficult time understanding it. Maybe I need more coffee. Or if someone could be gracious enough to offer a tired girl a better wording of this development?
Bump!
Conventional thinking has it that the Dems want to drag this out as long as possible. But it seems the WH also tends to agree. Maybe they see some advantage.
Not a fan of CNN, but this article was easier to understand. (I’m tired)
Thanks.
announcing that Congress must allow government attorneys to accompany executive branch witnesses who testify about President Donald Trump’s relations with Ukraine. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yes, right on for due process.
And whats more, Deputy AG Durham will likely be interviewing the now disappeared whistle blowers. They will be singing like canaries unless they have Arkanicide like Epstein.
The Brennan/Obama dirty name branch of the CIA is about to get a house cleaning.
+ 1000000000
“While I appreciate this move, we deserve better.”
They sure must invoke it with each subpoenaed person that appears.
Good ruling if it has teeth.
Good one.
The lawlessness need to be countered and fought in every area in which it appears.
I have been using that spelling of Schitt name for a long time. As they say great minds. This will make Schitt shit in his paints
The Brennan/Obama dirty name branch of the CIA is about to get a house cleaning
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Lets hope so...
they will ask Barr to prosecute himself
“Attorneys representing House Democrats did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
Adam SCIF sad.
Thank you.
I hope more people wake to what this witch is up to.
Dems will go completely ape sh** .... oh wait .... no, saying it that way would suggest they were not in that condition already.
Agreed...
That’s a happy thought. Any particular reason why you think this? Some definite new development? If so, this is great news.
” I’m surprised this thread doesn’t have more replies.
This DOJ position is actually a remarkable development. “
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You’re right, of course, but we’re generally so numb with all the endless waiting for JD and FBI to cough up any resemblance to a “remarkable development” that I’m not sure we even recognize one, as such.
Even this one is late, while Schif for Brains has run free as a Peacock to deny and intimidate witnesses with this absurd and blatantly un-constitutonal rule of his, one among others of his insufferable misdemeanors.
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