Canada Free Press by Jonathon Moseley 10/8/2019
The U.S. House can review the already-existing evidence for impeachment, such as in a debate on a vote for impeachment. But they cannot try to unearth grounds for impeachment that they do not already haveHere’s some free legal advice: Trump Administration officials should reject the recent subpoenas by the House of Representatives Democrats. They read like political speeches, intended to influence public discussion, not like legal subpoenas. To answer these “when did you stop violating the law?†letters is to buy into and endorse their false premise.
If a Trump official were my client, I would recommend a short, quick letter in response. But would my client run the risk of not complying with a subpoena? Could officials who don’t cooperate be found in contempt or be accused of obstruction of justice?
Purely political smear job. Republicans should not fall for the scamNo. Because I would immediately file a lawsuit for a “declaratory judgment†to get a decision on whether my client has to provide documents that House Democrats do not have a right to demand. I would not wait for a hostile opponent to attack my client.
But the entire exercise is a purely political smear job. Republicans should not fall for the scam. They should meet the scam head-on and expose it for the hoax that it is.
There is confusion because there is no authority in the U.S. Constitution for Congress to act as a law enforcement agency. The power to investigate is only implied, not stated, by custom and interpretation. Constitutionally (not what Congress believes) the power of investigation is especially weak compared to an explicitly-stated power.
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