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2. But regardless of what the Senate agreed to, FBI can ignore it.

Reply to Grasswire2 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 01:50 AM

Oct 2018

That's really fundamentally the issue I'm raising. Suppose the Judiciary as a whole agreed on one week investigation and no restrictions on who they can interview. Well the FBI doesn't follow Senate orders. It isn't subject to Senate directives.

What I'm saying is to make it so that the Senate can order the FBI to do a background check subject to written Senate instructions.

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FBI Background Investigation Client Should Be Senate [View all] quadtetra Oct 2018 OP

that little "gentleman" agreement between Grassley and DiFi was ruinous from the get-go Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #1

But regardless of what the Senate agreed to, FBI can ignore it. quadtetra Oct 2018 #2

not according to what FBI experts have told us. Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #8

You're correct... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #3

Alternately, POTUS can just order FBI to follow Senate Directions quadtetra Oct 2018 #4

No, I agree with your original premise Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2018 #5

I was thinking the same thing yesterday. honest.abe Oct 2018 #6

Yes. moondust Oct 2018 #7