Nunes Threatens to Impeach Rod Rosenstein

[Boca]

It's about time.....obviously the DOJ and FBI leadership are hiding something. And where is Jeff Sessions? Isn't he the boss? Time for him to go to. No need for Trump to fire anybody. Let Congress do it's job.

We are going to get the document,” Nunes said Tuesday, indicating he will move to impeach Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Mueller investigation and Wray if it isn’t delivered.

“We are going to get the two pages. So they can either cough them up now or it will get really complicating starting tomorrow night and we’ll have to take all the necessary steps to get the documents.”​

 

[Montecresto]

It's about time.....obviously the DOJ and FBI leadership are hiding something. And where is Jeff Sessions? Isn't he the boss? Time for him to go to. No need for Trump to fire anybody. Let Congress do it's job.

We are going to get the document,” Nunes said Tuesday, indicating he will move to impeach Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Mueller investigation and Wray if it isn’t delivered.

“We are going to get the two pages. So they can either cough them up now or it will get really complicating starting tomorrow night and we’ll have to take all the necessary steps to get the documents.”​

Let Nunez destroy his own career.

 

[Sickofleft]

It's about time.....obviously the DOJ and FBI leadership are hiding something. And where is Jeff Sessions? Isn't he the boss? Time for him to go to. No need for Trump to fire anybody. Let Congress do it's job.

We are going to get the document,” Nunes said Tuesday, indicating he will move to impeach Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Mueller investigation and Wray if it isn’t delivered.

“We are going to get the two pages. So they can either cough them up now or it will get really complicating starting tomorrow night and we’ll have to take all the necessary steps to get the documents.”​

As I said in several threads yesterday, if the raid on Trumps lawyers office turns out to be for next to nothing, Mueller, Rosenstein are done and the President will have the political cover to do it.

 

[Montecresto]

As I said in several threads yesterday, if the raid on Trumps office turns out to be for next to nothing, Mueller, Rosenstein are done and the President will have the political cover to do it.

Neverminding the fact that Trumps office wasn’t raided. Mueller didn’t order the raids, that came from the southern district of New York. Mueller handed it off.

 

[Sickofleft]

Neverminding the fact that Trumps office wasn’t raided. Mueller didn’t order the raids, that came from the southern district of New York. Mueller handed it off.

That is not going to save him if this turns out to be nothing.

 

[Sickofleft]

Neverminding the fact that Trumps office wasn’t raided. Mueller didn’t order the raids, that came from the southern district of New York. Mueller handed it off.

Correct, my bad it was Trumps lawyers office.

 

[Montecresto]

That is not going to save him if this turns out to be nothing.

He doesn’t need salvation, he’s not involved with the raid.

 

[Sickofleft]

He doesn’t need salvation, he’s not involved with the raid.

His investigation passed on the information that led to the raid.

 

[Montecresto]

His investigation passed on the information that led to the raid.

So, he bears no responsibility for what his boss does with it, shrug.

 

[Arkady]

It's about time.....obviously the DOJ and FBI leadership are hiding something. And where is Jeff Sessions? Isn't he the boss? Time for him to go to. No need for Trump to fire anybody. Let Congress do it's job.

We are going to get the document,” Nunes said Tuesday, indicating he will move to impeach Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Mueller investigation and Wray if it isn’t delivered.

“We are going to get the two pages. So they can either cough them up now or it will get really complicating starting tomorrow night and we’ll have to take all the necessary steps to get the documents.”​

Can't they simply petition for a court ruling about whether or not an unredacted version of the document has to be turned over? This seems like a separation of powers issue -- how much does an executive-branch entity like the Justice Department have to share with the legislative branch? The right place to resolve that question would be in the judicial branch, which can look at the relevant legal precedents and decide whether the materials have to be turned over. So, simply ask for that ruling. Odd that, instead, they'd be saber-rattling about impeachment. It sounds like they're trying to get their hands on something they think they're not legally entitled to, by way of intimidation, because they expect if they went through a legal process they'd lose.

 

[justoffal]

Let Nunez destroy his own career.

Negative.... He will become a super star and a sure bet for reelection.

This is Long.... Long.... Overdue.

Enough is enough.

Hillary lost.

Jo

 

[justoffal]

Can't they simply petition for a court ruling about whether or not an unredacted version of the document has to be turned over? This seems like a separation of powers issue -- how much does an executive-branch entity like the Justice Department have to share with the legislative branch? The right place to resolve that question would be in the judicial branch, which can look at the relevant legal precedents and decide whether the materials have to be turned over. So, simply ask for that ruling. Odd that, instead, they'd be saber-rattling about impeachment. It sounds like they're trying to get their hands on something they think they're not legally entitled to, by way of intimidation, because they expect if they went through a legal process they'd lose.

Unfortunately the courts no longer focus on adjudication. They are now non elected legislators with political bias.

Jo

 

[Arkady]

That is not going to save him if this turns out to be nothing.

Keep the context here in mind. A Republican former FBI head saw something he thought constituted probable cause to believe Cohen had committed a crime. He went and talked to his boss, the Republican deputy AG, who agreed. They referred the matter to a Trump-appointed US attorney. He looked at it, conferred with the current, Republican-appointed head of the FBI. They both agreed there was probable cause to justify a raid on those offices. So, they asked for a warrant from a federal judge. He looked at the evidence they presented and agreed it constituted probable cause, and he issued the warrant.

Whether they found something or not, we're talking about four Republicans and a federal judge all looking at the material and thinking it constituted probable cause. We don't know what the material was, but it seems to have been pretty compelling.

 

[Arkady]

Unfortunately the courts no longer focus on adjudication. They are now non elected legislators with political bias.

Jo

I'll grant there are some terrible judges out there who essentially just legislate from the bench in the interests of their preferred party. Thomas and Alito spring to mind. But there are plenty of excellent judges who take seriously the mandate to be impartial.

 

[justoffal]

That is not going to save him if this turns out to be nothing.

They have very obviously become desperate. The nation is sick of Mueller's games.

Jo

 

[justoffal]

I'll grant there are some terrible judges out there who essentially just legislate from the bench in the interests of their preferred party. Thomas and Alito spring to mind. But there are plenty of excellent judges who take seriously the mandate to be impartial.

You somehow forgot to mention
Ginsberg.

Jo

 

[Montecresto]

Negative.... He will become a super star and a sure bet for reelection.

This is Long.... Long.... Overdue.

Enough is enough.

Hillary lost.

Jo

Indeed she did, but this is unrelated.

 

[justoffal]

Indeed she did, but this is unrelated.

I think the nation sees 18 months of sore loser.

Jo

 

[Arkady]

You somehow forgot to mention
Ginsberg.

Jo

I mentioned her implicitly, in my reference to "plenty of excellent judges who take seriously the mandate to be impartial."

 

[Boca]

Can't they simply petition for a court ruling about whether or not an unredacted version of the document has to be turned over?

A court ruling? You mean go back to someone under the thumb of the Justice Department to rule against the Justice Department when the head of the Justice Department, the Attorney General could simply order his Deputy Attorney General to comply? Circuitous ring around the rosy that.

As for redacted I would think the Chairman of any Congressional Intelligence Committee would have a more sufficient security clearance to see the document than the Deputy Attorney General who refuses to provide it?

This seems like a separation of powers issue -- how much does an executive-branch entity like the Justice Department have to share with the legislative branch?

Congress has oversight powers which I would think include all except the Executive branch.

It sounds like they're trying to get their hands on something they think they're not legally entitled to......

Then why not say so and be done with it? Choosing instead to just refuse doesn't cut the mustard.

At any rate the House of Representatives could impeach Bugs Bunny if they wanted to. Would make 'em look silly though.