Pelosi wants Bush aides investigated »

Posted By not2needy 1 year, 4 months ago in News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Justice Department on Thursday to open a grand jury investigation into whether Josh Bolten, the White House chief of staff, and Harriet Miers, President Bush's former counsel, should be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

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    not2needy1 year, 4 months ago

    FTA:

    The Democratic-controlled House voted two weeks ago to hold Bolten and Miers in contempt for failing to cooperate with committee investigations.

    "There is no authority by which persons may wholly ignore a subpoena and fail to appear as directed because a president unilaterally instructs them to do so," Pelosi wrote Attorney General Michael Mukasey. She noted that Congress subpoenaed Miers to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the firings.

    Maybe someone should have told Bush this when he instructed them not to appear for questioning!

    I wonder if exec priv is going to get them out of it again!

    Probably.

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      not2needy1 year, 4 months ago

      Also FTA:

      At the time, the Bush administration was no less harsh, saying the information sought by the House was off-limits under executive privilege and that Bolten and Miers were immune from prosecution. The White House said the department would not ask the U.S. attorney to pursue the House contempt charges.

      How can the information be "off limits"? Bush is amazing, he never stops.

      Is that how the emails got erased? Off limits, due to exec priv! EGAD!

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      engineer1 year, 4 months ago

      It's about time!!!

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      IcCaRus1 year, 4 months ago

      Bush and Cheney are criminals who should be impeached, then jailed!

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      texangelwings1 year, 4 months ago

      It is about time Nancy starts doing her job! Maybe she wants to keep her job the next time around with elections!

      Thanks not2needy!

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      AntiNeoCon1 year, 4 months ago

      Yep tex, n2n and I will be replacing her. ;0/

      I will be smiling as the Bush train leaves town in 09.

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      donald511 year, 4 months ago

      Only a Repug led Congress has tried to impeach in the past with Johnson and Clinton. Maybe she doesn't want to stoop as low as Repugs have in the past!

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        ETproductions1 year, 4 months ago

        This was such a glaring case of contempt of Congress that it absolutely HAD to be pursued. To let this slide would be to openly declare that law only applies to little people.

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        Spadecaller1 year, 4 months ago

        Pelosi: a day late and a dollar short.

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          lestparker1 year, 4 months ago

          more waste of time and resources.. turn the whole lot out in 08

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          Hobe1 year, 4 months ago

          This is a Do-Nothing Congress..

          What a waste of Tax-Dollars....

          What a Disgrace....

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          HMMace1 year, 4 months ago

          I want pelosi investigated for failing to fire jefferson after he got caiught by the FBI with marked bribe money ...

          I want T. Kennedy investigated for protecting known felons..namely --illegal alien scab laborers...

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          Tcaros1 year, 4 months ago

          I applaud Speaker Pelosi and the Congress for standing up to the the fear tactics of this corrupt administration.

          The Bush administration is worse than Nixon; Bush's crimes are against the American people.

          Congress should continue to keep pressure on Bush and demand unpartial investigation into the crimes and complicity with the judicial branch.

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          Howtogo1 year, 4 months ago

          Sounds fair to me. However she should also be investigated as well as every representative & senator.

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          Tcaros1 year, 4 months ago

          It's interesting to see how many Bush apologists are still out there. They're a good 15-20% of the solid base the Republicans have left; all they have left.

          These folks are generally people who hate anyone who doesn't look like them or give them a doing nothing job.

          The Bushies and Republican party are all about trading favors and not prosecuting criminals.

          That's okay. The election is coming up and we'll be around to continue to investigate Bush and his cronies. It may lead to the first charges against a former administration and their henchmen. I would say that the Attorney General will be gone in a millisecond once the power of office is changed.

          I say wait it out so he can't pardon anyone- then go after them.

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            endtyranny1 year, 4 months ago

            This is the most open and shut case I've ever seen. Miers and Bolten were subpoenaed by Congress and just didn't show up. They could have went and not said anything like Alberto Gonzales, but they didn't. That's contempt, there's no two ways about it.

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