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Attorney General threatened with contempt for Plamegate file

rawstory.com — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) says his committee will vote next week to hold Attorney General Michael Mukasey in contempt if the Bush appointee continues to refuse to hand over transcripts of an FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney.

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  • keymanjim2, on 07/08/2008, -14/+14That's right. It's an election year.
    • RavagesOfTime, on 07/10/2008, -2/+4Who cares? They're doing something...or at least looking like it.
      • sportsstar67, on 07/10/2008, -2/+5Pure election year politics..This will go nowhere
      • PopcornDave, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1You hit the nail on the head. "at least looking like it" is all they really want to do. They want to give the appearance of doing something so they can get re-elected. Beyond that they don't really give a *****.
    • CryRightardCry, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1LOL
      Riiight.
      It's funny when these rightards play pretend.
      They are DESPERATE for that to not be looked at again before the elections.
      ANY investigation of anything now pretty much ruins McCain's chances since he's been a GOP buttsucker for years and has rubber stamped everything they did.

      Oh, right. I forgot you traitorous pieces of ***** support the outing of covert agents.
      How proud you must be! Weeee, we ruined an agent and placed EVERYONE she ever met with in danger, just to screw with her husband!

      When are you enlisting, you pathetic cowardly bitch?
  • treehugger87, on 07/08/2008, -4/+38Congress doesn't get it. Voters are ready to vote for elected officials who hold the Executive branch cronies accountable. If congress would start the long perp walk by throwing Mukasey in jail for contempt their approval rating would go through the roof.
    • Izult, on 07/08/2008, -1/+7While it would go a long way in improving their image it's going to take a lot more than holding Mukasey in contempt to completely absolve them of their sins so to speak.
    • aigulf, on 07/10/2008, -0/+6I know Bush can pardon someone who's been convicted, can he pardon someone being held in contempt?
      • skiddles, on 07/10/2008, -0/+6The President can pardon someone for any reason, at any time in the investigative/prosecutorial process. Take for example Richard Nixon being pardoned by Gerald Ford. Nixon had not been convicted of anything. For that matter, I don't think that any trial had begun either.
    • sportsstar67, on 07/10/2008, -3/+4NO, voters are not ! That's obvious to anyone who isn't blind
      • treehugger87, on 07/10/2008, -3/+3I'm not blind. With the Bush's disapproval rating at 66% (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121493389576919869 ... I don't think that "bowing to President Bush's demands" like they did today by passing the FISA bill is the key to getting congress approval rating back into double digits (currently at 9%). If congress would get the balls to hold a vote on starting impeachment hearings (Kucinich is presenting a single article of impeachment today [http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/5924]) for Bush, I GUARANTEE you that congress' approval rating would jump above 50% nearly overnight.

        If, by "NO, voters are not!" you mean that the average American doesn't have a frickin' clue, then I agree with you. Almost. I believe that many Americans have given up on the idea that change can be made through government and are too scared to act. However, a congress that exercises its constitutional duty and stands up to the executive branch would embolden those who now quietly sit and watch (and post to Digg).
      • CryRightardCry, on 07/10/2008, -4/+1LOL
        You dumb ***** rightard.
        EVERYONE wants criminals held accountable. It has NOTHING to do with Bush and everything to do with honesty and ethics.

        No wonder you rightard shills don't get it.
        Blind? You aren't blind. Your head is up your ass.
      • JHB800, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Treehugger-

        Congress has a 91% disapproval rating. Doing anything except actually serving the voters (e.g. actually trying to do something about gas prices/energy policy), will only earn them a lower approval rating. An impeachment would nigh guarantee a McCain win, and would turn the right and moderate voters against the democrats and the ultra-liberals that are behind the impeachment push.
    • DestroyFascism, on 07/10/2008, -1/+4Voters are ready to vote for elected officials who hold the Executive branch cronies accountable?

      One word. Obama.

      See you are wrong..Americans "" don't know ***** about anything in there, they don't even know what Digg is or Redit, bet they are watching TV, drinking at the bar or passing live chat blow jobs to each other on faux book.
      • AndreiOttawa, on 07/10/2008, -3/+3I believe Obama just showed his true colors today...
      • djholybolt, on 07/10/2008, -1/+4What a bitch.
      • sportsstar67, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Digg and reditt as well as Youtube are useless in the real world
  • qdkk, on 07/08/2008, -4/+16At this point, I will believe it when I see it. Until then, I won't hold my breath.

    Thankfully, the House representatives have only 2 year terms. They better be ready to get voted out for their incompetence in protecting the Constitution.
    • sportsstar67, on 07/10/2008, -1/+7Never happen, been hearing that ***** about voting out incumbents for 60 years now..it happens but is rare
      • Chassit, on 07/10/2008, -0/+5Sad, but true.
      • CryRightardCry, on 07/10/2008, -2/+1What, like the incumbent seats the GOP lost last time?

        Isn't it pathetic to see rightards talk about this?
        They cheered impeaching clinton over a blowjob, but when it comes to Bush lying to start a war they show their true lack of any kind of morals or ethics.
        Blowjob=bad, murder of innocents=good. Yep, that's the rightard world.
        Rightard ***** like sportsstar67 are poster children for those who are retarded in ethics and can't tell right from wrong.
        They STILL defend Bush and demand he NEVER be held accountable for his actions and lies.
        What kind of complete scumbag wants criminals to go free?

        The worst part?
        We all KNOW that the first time Obama jaywalks the rightards will scream for impeachment.
  • toddcat, on 07/08/2008, -4/+7Repubs have outmaneuvered Democrats too long. The bed has been made and now we're lying in it.
    • jazgold, on 07/10/2008, -0/+3jesus, i hope we didn't run out of lube
      • bjornski, on 07/10/2008, -1/+3Larry Craig and David Vitter will bring plenty.

        Just make sure Mr Foley leaves his date at home.
  • lapdogs, on 07/08/2008, -4/+8Its time to throw these people, who feel they are above the law, into the slammer in the basement of Congress if they do not want to show up and testify.

    Otherwise, Congress should just close the doors and tell people to praise Bush by saying HEIL BUSH. He always wanted to be a Dictator and he accomplished his goal.
  • chicofaraby, on 07/10/2008, -2/+5What about the contempt American voters have for Congress? Any chance you guys could do something to change that?
    • CryRightardCry, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1That contempt is due ot Congress doing NOTHING to stop Bush's traitorous stupidity.
  • PepeGSay, on 07/10/2008, -11/+4More worthless political tripe. The whole valerie plame things is worthless. It's already been established that the leak wasn't in the Administration. The administration just lied about whether they even reiterated what was already known. People need to read between the lines on this one. It's political partisanship at it's fullest.
    • an0nymous, on 07/10/2008, -2/+7Aside from the merits of the issue at hand, The Atty General has an obligation to comply with the requests of Congress. Failing to do so is a violation of the structure of our government and a perversion of the rule of law.
  • Anachronus, on 07/10/2008, -8/+8Waxman is in it for Waxman. Hubris
  • paganmonkeyboy, on 07/10/2008, -2/+5Vote on it next week ? Good thing these people aren't watching a fire in progress - maybe they would think about putting some water on it in a month or two, as long as no one would be offended by them actually acting to do anything...
  • Dibou, on 07/10/2008, -0/+8This would be news if he was convicted of contempt.
    This might be news if he were charged with contempt.
    This is NOT news since he is only THREATENED to be charged with contempt.
    • MrAzRepugnant, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0Dibou, you are thoughtful and I understand why this may not be news. On the other hand watching this Congress 'bark at the moon' is better than TV.
  • mwilliams11, on 07/10/2008, -3/+5If this was important or relevent, they would have already voted on it by now.

    Simply a political issue due to the whole election year thing.

    Nobody gives a *****.
  • Sairynn, on 07/10/2008, -2/+13I'm so tiredgate of this controversygate nonsense. There is no needgate for every scandalgate to be a referencegate to Watergate.
  • sportsstar67, on 07/10/2008, -10/+7How many times are the idiot democrats like Waxman, Wexler and Kucinich going to make themselves look like idiots with these false claims and ridiculous investigations..How many people were these clowns claiming the could "get"..Pure witch hunts..They should stick to doing what they do best as democrats, pass them stunning non-binding resolutions...Fire these dips !!
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2There is no dispute that there is a subpoena and that various administration officials have ignored them. There cannot be an investigation if they don't show up.

      So your comment is ridiculous and false.
  • gnat74, on 07/10/2008, -7/+3Maybe the congressman should read the Constitution. No where does it give it this power or to even issue a parking ticket. They are NOT Judges
    • h3lx, on 07/10/2008, -0/+10"Whenever a witness summoned as mentioned in section 192 of this title fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, rec ords, or documents, as required, or whenever any witness so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either House, or any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or any committee or subcommittee of either House of Congress, and the fact of such failure or failures is reported to either House while Congress is in session or when Congress is not in session, a statement of fact constituting such failure is reported to and filed with the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House, it shall be the duty of the said President of the Senate or Speaker of the House, as the case may be, to certify, and he shall so certify, the statement of facts aforesaid under the seal of the Senate or House, as the case may be, to the appropriate United States attorney, whose duty it shall be to bring the matter before the grand jury for its action."
      http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34097.pdf
      Knowledge is power.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Wrong.
      See h3lx comment above.

      You lie to congress that is like lying on the witness stand. They actually DO have the power of a court. And yes they do act as a judge and a jury in matters before them.

      They can lock Rove in the basement for failure to appear.
      • h3lx, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1They could, but they're so far up their own ass they can't bring themselves to do it.
  • j33buscr1p3s, on 07/10/2008, -1/+7One of the most ridiculous parts of contempt of Congress is that the Attorney General's office is in charge of prosecution. What do you think the chances are that the AG's office is going to find one of it's own attorneys in contempt?
    • bjornski, on 07/10/2008, -0/+4Zero.

      That's why he got the appointment.
      • VitriolAndAngst, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2And that is of course, why we come to; "Attorney General threatened with contempt for Plamegate file."

        Justice system is broken, and the Republicans have absolutely no shame. We also don't have enough honest Dems to force them to do anything about it.

        I expect that these games will go on, with BushCo Bloggers for Truth, burying these stories, burying reports of Global Warming, burying reports of fixed intelligence trying to con us into a war with Iran, and then in October, after they've buried their last "looney Liberals warn of economic collapse" story, the economy is going to collapse and things go south fast.

        Bush will already be pardoned. There will be nowhere to turn for justice or the rule of law. The last person on the fence will have figured out the massive fraud of the Government and Media. The NeoCon's who thought it was going to be Pax Americana will find their glorious leaders moving to Dubai.

        Then, we will finally find something about the NeoCons to cheer about. They have lots of toys and a short temper. They are the last people to realize they've been fooled but they also won't forget it after they've gone through the denial phase.
  • zeiche, on 07/10/2008, -5/+5Not to worry. The Democrats will jump in and offer retroactive immunity.
  • FlaNative, on 07/10/2008, -1/+3Maybe Congress can give immunity for the unknown people who committed treason in this as well.
    Good thing "Impeachment is off the table"....
  • Dibou, on 07/10/2008, -1/+5Just to get everyone's facts straight. The Constitution does not list the power to charge for contempt to courts or Congress, however both branches are given this power in order to accomplish their duties put forth by the Constitution. If they didn't have the power to charge for contempt then they would not be effective in their duties.
    Not that I'm saying Congress is effective, mind you, but they are given the powers to be effective if there were responsible people in Congress.
    The BIG question is how far one branch's powers extend over another branch's powers. That is what this fight is over. Congress only threatens Bush because they are too scared to actual charge for contempt, because then the Supreme Court would have to step in and draw a line somewhere. It appears that Congress thinks it will lose. Perhaps they threaten to try and build public support, but haven't they learned that Bush is not going to be persuaded by public opinion (or to put it more succinctly media opinion) when he thinks he is right. (The public doesn't care one bit about this since it has been investigated already.)
    • oxymoron69, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2So they all have the power to ***** over Joe Sixpack and Muhammad Teabag, but
      they can't sort each other out when corruption is visible and apparent?

      What the *****! Why do you ***** even have so many politicians anyway?
      A ***** circlejerk... my god
  • fani, on 07/10/2008, -0/+5I find it annoying that everything political has to have -gate attached to it. Its ***** stupid and shows that the MSM journalists are dweebs who have no originality and are ***** idiots.

    • oxymoron69, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Yeah, why is that every time corruption bubbles to the surface they create a title and tack that on?
      Your government is corrupt, your laws are corrupt and you are all about to wake up in a fascist paradise....
      Too bad nobody will even know because the news will be going on about some other scandalgate.
      Gah!
      Your entire body of law and government is corrupted and needs a massive reboot.
      Isn't it about time for you guys to break out the marshmallow schnapps and have a civil war?
  • gnat74, on 07/10/2008, -4/+1Maybe the congressman should read the Constitution. No where does it give it this power or to even issue a parking ticket. They are NOT Judges
    • colinnwn, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Congressional powers are not solely enumerated in the Constitution, and you don't have to be a Judge to find someone in contempt. Congressional powers are also derived from English common law and Supreme Court findings. The Constitution is a great document but its writers weren't perfect.

      The Constitution does say Congress can convene a tribunal subordinate to the Supreme Court. See Anderson v. Dunn 1821 where SCOTUS found the Sargent at Arms on authority of a Congressional warrant has authority to arrest someone.
  • yosserhughes, on 07/10/2008, -1/+11Ring, ring.

    Yeah, this is Cheney

    Mr. Cheney, Mike Mukasey here.

    Who?

    Michael Mukasey, the Attorney General sir.

    Oh, yeah, right. Whats up.

    I just got word that Waxman may hold me in contempt for not giving him the transcripts you wanted kept secret.

    So?

    So what am I gonna do?

    Just do what I do: ignore them and they'll go away.


  • jwalt1776, on 07/10/2008, -8/+4O.K., He'll do that if, Barack Hussein Obama hands over his, "US Birth Certificate!"
    "Whats the big deal, Obama!" its not like you don't have one! Whats the wait?
    Or do you?
    Are you a naturalized citizen or not?
    What Hospital were you born in, or was it a Madras in Indonesia?
    Who The Hell Are You?
    Is, "Barack Hussein Obama" your real name?
    As far as I'm concerned, you could be related to Bin-Laden if this is such a big deal for you to show your, "Birth Certificate"
    I think your a fake and even the, "Reverend Jackson", can't stand you!
    When the walls come-tumblin', tumblin' Dooowwwnn!
  • Sarcasmooo, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor, and for good reason. People shouldn't let the current political climate cause them to forget why. If Congress were on a witch hunt against some kind of 'red menace' for example, many people would appreciate not being tossed in jail after being held in contempt.
  • juanchopanza, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1I thought we all held Congress in contempt? Well, not the 13% of you who have no idea of what they are doing or are relatives of congressmen and Senators.

    These guys/gals get off on deliberation and are scared to death of decisions. They are mostly ill-prepared with some power-tripping college grads handing them charts, tables and handouts that are amateurish and make anyone in business cringe. How do they get away with this? What are we paying in expenditures for Congress, the LOC and the GAO? Per congress person it must be staggering. It's a clear case of the American Public not getting their money's worth.
  • roho76, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1They won't do *****. I wish they would just stop it already. After what happened today, I have little if any hope for America. GOD DAMN IT!!! I am sick of this ***** country and it's lazy ass people. I am Glad I am in Germany right now I think I just might stay here. Don't get me wrong, they are no better over here, but I least they won't lie to me and treat me like an idiot. You can return to American Idiot now. Good luck assholes.
  • MrAzRepugnant, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0Waxman on; Waxman off... What do you want? You think that the Democrats are right to not worry that a gallon of gas is over $4; that we need leadership in Congress to get through the financing crisis? You want to chase shadows and forget solving the real problems, is your hatred of everything Bush that silly?
  • VBDon, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2What's wrong with having contempt for Congress? At last count, 91% of the voting public has contempt for Congress because they spend all their time on this B.S. when they should be working on the nation's problems.
  • rinpoche, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Outing a covert CIA agent = treason.
    Aiding and abetting those who did = treason
    Hindering the investigation of those who did = treason

    Somebody place all of these jackasses under citizen's arrest.
  • Lomstradamus, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Threat here, threat there. The Bush administration just laughs at all these idle threats. Conyer's and the rest of the Democratic controlled Congress should be put in jail for allowing Bush to do all these assaults against the Constitution and the American people
  • JHB800, on 07/11/2008, -1/+1Funny how this article completely lacks any semblance of balance by offering Mukasey's reasoning for not turning over the interview. Instead it just offers some ***** spewed by Waxman about Cheney being involved in the leak, when Richard Armitage has already admitted he did it. Way to waste taxpayer's time and money Waxman.

    Buried as spam.
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