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11. Sorry, this is not "Congress" asking for the tapes.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 12, 2017, 12:59 PM

May 2017

This is a congressman from Illinois asking. He is apparently a member of the House Oversight Committee, but he is not the chair, nor is he speaking for them in this letter.

Absolutely nothing will come of this, until and unless, a Congressional committee actually subpoenas the tapes. Don't hold your breath.

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Congress just asked the White House consigliere to confirm / provide a copy of the Comey tape to the [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 OP

Boom goes the dynamite! lark May 2017 #1

Holy shit! orangecrush May 2017 #2

No joke. I updated the OP. The letter is at Krishnamoorthi's website. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #3

Thank you orangecrush May 2017 #34

It's all part of being an American citizen, sir/ma'am/other. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #36

NO THEY DIDN'T...One Congressman did brooklynite May 2017 #4

I hear you. You are correct, but LBN rules say I have to go with the headline I've got. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #10

Unless you can update this soon with a link to a mainstream news source in order to comply with LBN cstanleytech May 2017 #29

Even if it's locked, people can still read it. I'm fine with someone else starting a thread in GD. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #32

Yes, I don't think he has standing to force the request on his own. LisaM May 2017 #12

Unless other congress members sign on. calimary May 2017 #13

Schiff asking for the same. Amaryllis May 2017 #41

Who argued subpoena power is relevant to this particular? LanternWaste May 2017 #25

Because CONGRESS (from the headline) as an institution can compel a response... brooklynite May 2017 #26

Holy Crap!!! PatSeg May 2017 #5

Get Lester Holt to put a microphone and camera vlyons May 2017 #6

From what I hear, they try daily to make him STFU. Maybe his new lawyers will say, if we are going Alice11111 May 2017 #45

But DownriverDem May 2017 #7

This Congressman is a Democrat, of course. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #8

This freshman Dem just made a name for himself. JudyM May 2017 #9

love this guy. hope Trump sees this and tweets at him grantcart May 2017 #31

Sorry, this is not "Congress" asking for the tapes. rsdsharp May 2017 #11

You are correct, but LBN rules {snip}. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #14

Correct, but ... Stonepounder May 2017 #17

It is, however, a brilliant and active attempt to get to the truth. byronius May 2017 #19

A Journey of a thousand miles .... Mad_Mongol May 2017 #20

I'm not "poo-pooing" him. rsdsharp May 2017 #21

"... but it will not achieve anything at this point." Mad_Mongol May 2017 #23

It's interesting that you've been here 3 days rsdsharp May 2017 #42

Ah, but Schiff just echoed him. byronius May 2017 #24

Thats even assuming the whole tape thing is not another instance of Trumps delusional state of mind cstanleytech May 2017 #30

It's all just a little bit of history repeating ..... only on steroids. MADem May 2017 #15

Love that song. Love that song. LOVE THAT SONG. byronius May 2017 #22

It's the song of the moment, really.... nt MADem May 2017 #35

That song is perfect and so appropriate now. WePurrsevere May 2017 #37

They will never get it... Trump knows he was lying again world wide wally May 2017 #16

BWAAaaahahahahahahahahahha!!!1111 jpak May 2017 #18

Wait for it bucolic_frolic May 2017 #27

It was probably erased klook May 2017 #28

YES! Honeycombe8 May 2017 #33

K&R KewlKat May 2017 #38

Chill people... Bradical79 May 2017 #39

Trump showed up to a gun fight with his Playskool Betty Crocker plastic butter knife. Snake Plissken May 2017 #40

Good news! Wawannabe May 2017 #43

IDK why people are throwing shade on the Congressman for this. Ligyron May 2017 #44

Apologies but locking. hrmjustin May 2017 #46