Discussion: Confrontation Averted? Nadler Pens Muted Letter To Whitaker Ahead Of Hearing

Bless his name

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still Sam Adams New England IPA.

ETA: 6.8% ABV - not a lawnmower beer by any stretch, which is why I max at a total of 1.

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This seems like a letter that’s intended to sound conciliatory but actually isn’t. Nadler wants to be ready to subpoena the weird sweaty bowling ball head guy if he resorts to weak claims of confidentiality (as opposed to president traitor actually asserting executive privilege) to refuse to answer uncomfortable questions. Which appears to be what bowling ball head plans to do. So all the letter says is if you answer the questions, no need to worry about a subpoena. The negative implication, of course, is that if he doesn’t answer the questions, well, subpoena time.

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That’s the point. If a wingnut reads it they just nod their head along.

And if you are nodding your head along right now… :wink:

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But spell it with an “a.” :wink:

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Better Living Through Chemistry

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The water is fine … and you look a lot like a nice juicy salmon.

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My brain is now be broke.

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OK fine. Fixed.

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Totally OT…

Holy shit, the statement that Bezos just released, including e-mails with AMI’s extortion attempt, threatening that they’d release his dick pics if he didn’t say that there was no reason to believe that AMI published the original story about him and his girlfriend for political reasons…

Things are going to be interesting. Multimillionaires like Trump and their friends really shouldn’t fuck with massive multibillionaires who could literally burn stacks of money for warmth for the rest of their life and not be left wanting…

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Whitaker simply does not want to be compelled to testify under oath. As T rumpp has already alluded, he will lie very well, but those lies will cost him dearly. Either he betrays T rumpp and tells the truth, or he is loyal to T rumpp and screws himself out of his freedom by violating the law. Gosh! What’s a lackey jacuzzi salesman to do?

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Important to keep in mind that Nadler’s letters are actually being written for a judge to read. That’s why Nadler provided plenty of notice; he gave a list of questions; he asked for prior notice of any claim of privilege; he has said there is no need for a subpoena if Acting AG shows up and answers questions; he has been super reasonable and is willing to continue to be reasonable. So when the guy tries to stonewall, and the subpoena issues, and the Committee holds him in contempt, the judge will have no sympathy.

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Lying to Congress is a crime. It doesn’t matter if you’re there voluntarily, whether you swear in or not. The lies themselves are crimes. (I think 5 years top incarceration).

And if Whitaker doesn’t even know that basic bit of law, he’s in deeper trouble than we all think.

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OT but… it’s trump
Poor donnie is in a rage about NSC staffers working for Adam Schiff. Donnie also says about the investigations… “They didn’t do this with Obama”.
Well yeah donald, Obama wasn’t (and still isn’t) a criminal.

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Yes, this pretty much sums up Nadler’s, and should be the Dem’s, strategy.

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And we all loves us some EusTAce.

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Well played is my first thought.

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Thank you, that was my understanding, too. So I’m baffled at Whitaker’s insistence there be no subpoena. Unless he totally misunderstands what you just explained. Which makes me wonder what he’s doing in the AG’s office in the first place as anything but the coffee guy.

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So did anything substantive just happen there or is this just face-saving kabuki for whitaker’s benefit?

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I suppose we shall find out . . . tomorrow.

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