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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed May 20, 2020, 12:42 PM May 2020

Senate Republicans issue first subpoena in Obama-era probes [View all]

Source: The Hill

Senate Republicans issued their first subpoena on Wednesday as part of wide-ranging investigations tied to the Obama administration.

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to issue a subpoena for Blue Star Strategies, a firm with ties to Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chairman of the panel, has homed in the U.S firm as he probes Hunter Biden's work for Burisma Holdings, where Biden-the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee-was a member of the board until he stepped down in 2019.

The subpoena asks for records from Jan. 1, 2013, to the present of Blue Star strategies "related to work for or on behalf of Burisma Holdings or individuals associated with Burisma." He's also requesting an interview with top Blue Star officials to discuss the subpoena.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-republicans-issue-first-subpoena-in-obama-era-probes/ar-BB14n8MG?li=BBnbcA1



This will backfire
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These traitors want to get patriots so angry they will react. Eliot Rosewater May 2020 #1
I hope they take this to the courts leftieNanner May 2020 #2
They Should Subpoena Some Bush People And Look Into The WMD Lies While They Are At It DanieRains May 2020 #3
Democrats need to tell these fucks to pound sand. They don't have to respond. Just like pukes for onecaliberal May 2020 #4
GOP set the precedent. Ignore the f'in subpoenas. lagomorph777 May 2020 #27
Couldn't agree more. The reply should be you first. onecaliberal May 2020 #32
Who cares? No one has to answer to subpoenas anymore... Sancho May 2020 #5
+1 bronxiteforever May 2020 #9
They need to do a Trump & ignore the subpoenas dlk May 2020 #6
I'm with you. Play their game but play it harder. Nobody was held in contempt anyway. Firestorm49 May 2020 #28
They might as well... dlk May 2020 #30
Use their Playbook; Run Out the Clock. djacq May 2020 #7
Gee, I thought complying with subpoenas was now optional?? Evolve Dammit May 2020 #8
The company told republicans that they would "freely" . . . Iliyah May 2020 #10
No one cares, Corgigal May 2020 #11
Transparent. If you listen carefully you can hear the command- "Heel! Bad dog. Sic em." mahina May 2020 #12
this is awesome. now we'll be able to investigate trump crimes vigorously unblock May 2020 #13
Oh man! They're going to have a collective stroke when we do this to them. BComplex May 2020 #19
The job is to do stuff for your constituents.. Maxheader May 2020 #14
Ginned up, manufactured, a put-up job, fake, illegitimate, and a big *YAWN* bucolic_frolic May 2020 #15
I hope (and am fairly confident) DFW May 2020 #16
That should be "wasting time, energy and money during a deadly national emergency" muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #20
Article from NY Post today: I'll just post the last paragraph.. Budi May 2020 #17
Toilet paper. Nt BootinUp May 2020 #18
The Democrats Chainfire May 2020 #21
People are dying by the thousands daily and THIS is what Republicans are doing? hamsterjill May 2020 #22
BULLSHIT! liberalmuse May 2020 #23
Do what Republicans do... Ignore the subpoenas world wide wally May 2020 #24
Go to court then Buzz cook May 2020 #25
It's really weird watching them operate this strategy now EarlG May 2020 #26
Subpoenas? Scarsdale May 2020 #29
Don't ignore the subpoenas Pantagruel May 2020 #31
Mike Bloomberg's aide said if they go after the Biden's with this they will go scorched earth Thekaspervote May 2020 #33
Well the US Supreme Court said the rule of law doesn't exist anymore, so this stunt by the fascists turbinetree May 2020 #34
There's not going to be enough towels to wipe the egg off their faces. marble falls May 2020 #35
Looking forward to 8+ years of Trumpgate inquiries BadgerKid May 2020 #36
Do not comply and keep it in court until Trump and GoP Senate JCMach1 May 2020 #37
So Hunter used his name like Ivanka uses hers to make money? rickford66 May 2020 #38
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