AG Mukasey Tells Pelosi He Won’t Pursue Contempt Citations Because There Is No Crime
By: Pam On: Mar/1/08 - 7 Comments
She’s angry, but I am fairly certain, he is right:
“The contempt of Congress statute was not intended to apply and could not constitutionally be applied to an executive branch official who asserts the president’s claim of executive privilege,” Mukasey wrote, quoting Justice policy.
“Accordingly,” Mukasey concluded, “the department has determined that the noncompliance by Mr. Bolten and Ms. Miers with the Judiciary Committee subpoenas did not constitute a crime.”
March 1, 2008 - 09:28 AM on March 1st, 2008
[...] grand jury could be involved in enforcing a contempt citation of the aides, her office [...]
March 1, 2008 - 09:50 AM on March 1st, 2008
Pelosi just doesn’t get it. She and her ilk want investigations and all other various wastes of time garbage, don’t they?
March 1, 2008 - 10:07 AM on March 1st, 2008
I am pretty sure that Pelosi has no idea what the seperation of powers means..
March 1, 2008 - 02:53 PM on March 1st, 2008
It is all about HER power!
March 3, 2008 - 09:25 AM on March 3rd, 2008
Now leave Nancy alone, she has to get her mat out and kneel facing east.
March 3, 2008 - 10:38 AM on March 3rd, 2008
It’s hard to believe this stupid AG wanna-be-scandal nonsense is still around! Here’s a couple of hints to pelosi and her Keystone Cops:
1. There never was anything here; the Executive can hire and fire AGs for no reason at all.
2. The American people (the ones that even understood this)couldn’t care less, save for a few nutroots, moonbats, and whackjobs.
March 6, 2008 - 08:17 PM on March 6th, 2008
[...] ask this because, last week, the Democrats were furious over the fact that AG Mukasey wouldn’t file contempt citations [...]