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Septua

(2,234 posts)
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 05:42 PM Jan 2022

Question for the legal/political pundits

Nicolle Wallace opened 'Deadline White House' with some comments from a NY Times article...below is the gist:

“The Select Committee entering uncharted waters…agonizing over what to do with the group of Republicans…intent on stonewalling the Jan 6 probe…for weeks [the Committee] have agonized over how aggressive to be in pursuing sitting members of Congress…[weighed] against the potential legal difficulty and political consequences…”

In other words, they're afraid to subpoena McCarthy, Jordan and whomever else they have on the list.

I can guess the political consequences but not the legal.

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Question for the legal/political pundits (Original Post) Septua Jan 2022 OP
Not sure why a member of Congress would legally be exempt from any subpoena... PoliticAverse Jan 2022 #1
I don't consider The NYT to be a reliable source. They have an agenda and it's not to abqtommy Jan 2022 #2
I don't think they are agonizing JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. Not sure why a member of Congress would legally be exempt from any subpoena...
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:02 PM
Jan 2022

Article from the Atlantic discussing the issue..
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/congress-can-subpoena-its-own-members/619888/

Someone subpoenaed could challenge it in the courts and ultimately it would be up to them to decide.


abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
2. I don't consider The NYT to be a reliable source. They have an agenda and it's not to
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 07:08 PM
Jan 2022

support truth and justice.

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