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kentuck

(115,033 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:31 PM Wednesday

The Crime of Congress?

Are they perpetrating a fraud upon the American people?

Jim Jordan subpoenaed former Special Counsel Jack Smith before his Committee today. If he had not gone, there is no doubt but that they would have referred him to the Bondi Justice Department to be prosecuted. So he had little choice.

However, Jim Jordan refused to let him testify publicly. He wanted him behind closed doors. Of course, there are rules Congress must follow when they have closed door hearings.

And that may be the crime?

They cannot be silent in the face of a fraud. They are not beholden to any rules if it covers up a crime. It is very much like the crime fraud exception in the rule of law.

In my opinion, it is a crime for Congress to withhold the information of the commission of a crime from the American people.

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The Crime of Congress? (Original Post) kentuck Wednesday OP
I had not thought of that Nictuku Wednesday #1
Congress Repugs complicit in destruction of America NotHardly Wednesday #2

Nictuku

(4,526 posts)
1. I had not thought of that
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:36 PM
Wednesday

It is like the Attorney-Client Privilege. It can not be used if covering up crime or fraud.

I hope we have leak after leak after leak. They will win in court (unless they get a TSF Judge)

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