I’m increasingly worried Republicans will shut down the House Intelligence Committee investigation at the end of the month. Here’s why:
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It appears Republicans want to conduct just enough interviews to give the impression of a serious investigation.
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Next week, they scheduled critical witness interviews out of state, when we are voting on the tax bill and vital government funding bills and no Members will be able to ask questions, in an effort to squeeze them in before end of year. These witnesses are willing to come to DC.
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Despite our repeated urging, Majority has declined to issue subpoenas in numerous avenues of the investigation, where there's simply no other way to get the information. Some refusals we’ve made public, like witnesses hiding behind nonexistent privileges, many others we haven’t.
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The responsibility to conduct a thorough investigation, or to prevent one, ultimately falls on
@SpeakerRyan. I’m concerned he's heeding the calls of Bannon and@POTUS to “DO SOMETHING” by closing down the Russia investigation & opening up another investigation of Hilary Clinton.Show this thread -
Beyond our investigation, here’s what has me really concerned: The attacks on Mueller, DOJ and FBI this week make it clear they plan to go after Mueller’s investigation. Aggressively and soon.
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By shutting down the congressional investigations when they continue to discover new and important evidence, the White House can exert tremendous pressure to end or curtail Mueller’s investigation or cast doubt on it. We cannot let that happen.
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How can they be compelled to do so?
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Supporting Trump over law and order will forever redefine the Republican Party
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