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Time for change

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23. I'm pretty sure you're wrong about that
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:15 PM
Aug 2019

The grounds for that have been used in the past for not showing up under Trump's orders have been "Executive privilege". That also is a bogus excuse, since executive privilege needs to be evaluated on an individual basis, but using the 5th amendment excuse would be so blatantly illegal that I doubt that even the Trump administration would dare to use it.

We don't live in the 1970s or the 1990s anymore NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #1
Yes empedocles Aug 2019 #2
So we don't even give it our best effort to expose his deeds to the American public? Time for change Aug 2019 #3
there are already several lawsuits making their way through the courts NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #6
The lawsuits will be important mainly to the extent that the American public is more exposed to what Time for change Aug 2019 #16
From a legal standpoint, taking the 5th may be a safe and reasonable thing to do Time for change Aug 2019 #5
From what I understand NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #7
That would be contempt of Congress Time for change Aug 2019 #9
it's been done in the past NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #10
I'm pretty sure you're wrong about that Time for change Aug 2019 #23
K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #4
Didn't you use to post here a lot like 15 years ago? Beringia Aug 2019 #8
Thank you, yes Time for change Aug 2019 #14
Your great reduction in posting is DU's loss alas. PufPuf23 Aug 2019 #22
Thank you very much Time for change Aug 2019 #26
When in doubt, do the right thing Martin Eden Aug 2019 #11
I agree with everything you say, absolutely Time for change Aug 2019 #13
I just wanted to express my support for your OP Martin Eden Aug 2019 #20
If House Democrats propose hearings NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #17
Trump will bleat out LIES no matter what the Dems do Martin Eden Aug 2019 #19
and, as I said NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #21
I know it was covered by MSNBC because I watched it. Time for change Aug 2019 #24
It was also covered on some of the YouTube channels procon Aug 2019 #30
Given the mountain of obvious high crimes and misdemeanors you point out, lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #12
Absolutely Time for change Aug 2019 #15
Because accepting them would have undermined and likely destroyed his ability StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #18
That wasn't the excuse that Neal gave Time for change Aug 2019 #25
I think you may have misread the explanation StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #27
I don't understand the concept of the phrase "overseeing the IRS audits" of the President Time for change Aug 2019 #29
The question is not whether Neil can "accept" the returns StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #31
But apparently NY has offered them to Neal Time for change Aug 2019 #32
The law doesn't work that way StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #34
I disagree that the House or any of its memebers would be in legal jeopardy for accepting the NY Time for change Aug 2019 #35
You don't seem to understand how the law works StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #36
I understand the law well enough to know that Congress won't be held in legal jeopardy for Time for change Aug 2019 #38
Thanks for sharing your well thought out and procon Aug 2019 #28
Thank you very much Time for change Aug 2019 #33
Are the Courts dragging their feet on the requests of the House Judiciary Committee? kentuck Aug 2019 #37
I don't know Time for change Aug 2019 #40
Good to see such a well thouht out argument. HCE SuiGeneris Aug 2019 #39
Thank you! Time for change Aug 2019 #41
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