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2017-10-21 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Fusion GPS asks court to block Congress from reviewing financial records

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 If they are that fragile WTF did they get into a "slime game" for?

Posted by 3dc 2017-10-21 00:38|| 2017-10-21 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Um... no.

Sleep with dogs, get fleas. Or, sleep with demoncrats, get subpoenas.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-10-21 00:52|| 2017-10-21 00:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Think tank news makers and policy shaping wonks. Who better to orchestrate the crafting of a grand fake news fiction ?

Bring into the mix a former MI6 agent to add credibility and gravitas (since our own intelligence service possesses so little).

Disinformation at it's very best.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-10-21 02:40|| 2017-10-21 02:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey self-appointed priest-kings, never mind Congress, wait until Trump hits you with a civil suit.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-10-21 02:47|| 2017-10-21 02:47|| Front Page Top

#5 According to the Congressional Research Service, pp-5-6. : Congress has three formal methods by which it can combat non-compliance with a duly issued subpoena.4 Each of these methods invokes the authority of a separate branch of government. First, the long dormant inherent contempt power permits Congress to rely on its own constitutional authority to detain and imprison a contemnor until the individual complies with congressional demands.5 Because the contemnor is generally released once the terms of the subpoena are met, inherent contempt serves the purposes of encouraging compliance with a congressional directive. Second, the criminal contempt statute6 permits Congress to certify a contempt citation to the executive branch for the criminal prosecution of the contemnor.7 Criminal contempt serves as punishment for non-compliance with a congressional subpoena, but does not necessarily encourage subsequent acquiescence. Once convicted, the contemnor is not excused from criminal liability if he later chooses to comply with the subpoena. Finally, Congress may rely on the judicial branch to enforce a congressional subpoena.8 Under this procedure, Congress may seek a civil judgment from a federal court declaring that the individual in question is legally obligated to comply with the congressional subpoena. If the court finds that the party is legally obligated to comply, continued non-compliance may result in the party being held in contempt of court. Where the target of the subpoena is an executive branch official, civil enforcement may be the only practical means by which Congress can effectively ensure compliance with its own subpoena.

I'd vote for jugging them until they get "cooperative."

Posted by JohnQC 2017-10-21 11:33|| 2017-10-21 11:33|| Front Page Top

#6 What is it Clinton / Obama enabler, Gurgle big Eric Schmidt likes to say? "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-10-21 13:13|| 2017-10-21 13:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Strip them naked and flay the skin from their bones to expose their sponsors.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-10-21 13:59|| 2017-10-21 13:59|| Front Page Top

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