Conyers to torture memo author: Testify voluntarily or face subpoena

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Conyers_to_torture_memo_author_Testify_0428.html

ick Juliano
Published: Monday April 28, 2008

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has threatened to subpoena several former officials in the Bush administration if they do not agree to testify about their roles in the preparation of the so-called "torture memos" that authorized severe interrogation tactics in the war on terror.

Conyers (D-MI) sent letters to former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. Yoo, Chief of Staff to the Vice President David Addington, and former Attorney General John Ashcroft.

In each of the letters, Conyers provides a May 2 deadline for response or, he says, "I will have no choice but to consider the use of compulsory process."

The three officials have offered various excuses as to why they are unable to testify, but Conyers said those excuses are not good enough.

[Bozita]

1. oooh, I read that title wrong!

I read it to mean that Conyers was going to torture the author of a memo.

I was getting all excited.

My bad.

[thunder rising]

2. Conyers is demanding things again ... yawn.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Once- just ONCE- I'd like to see him really follow through

on ANYTHING.

I could say the same for ANY of 'em, but what's the use? :shrug:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. or else what? He will send them a strongly worded letter?

Give me a break! He won't do shit cause he is either in on it is being blackmailed,

[nilram]

5. very strongly worded, maybe even harsh!

He might even count to three! Ok, two-and-a-half... two-and-three-quarters... two-and-seven-eights... And he'll scowl. On teevee, even!

[BlooInBloo]

6. And if he ignores the subpoena? Tell me what happens then, and maybe I'll care.

[derby378]

7. I'm still waiting for the subpoenas to be issued to Karl Rove

Talk is cheap.

[BlooInBloo]

8. 24 business hours!

:rofl:

[Supersedeas]

9. if Harriet former SCt nominee Myers laughs at Congressional subpoena power -- image what Jon

Organ-Failure Yoo will do (other than hide behind his dean).