Conyers Prepares To File Contemp On Bolten And Miers
Conyers Offers White House Last Chance to Comply with Committee Subpoenas, Files Contempt Report
(Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) offered White House Counsel Fred Fielding yet another opportunity to negotiate terms and agree on compliance with the committee’s subpoenas issued to Joshua Bolten, for documents, and Harriet Miers, for documents and testimony. The two were subpoenaed earlier this year as part of the ongoing U.S. Attorney investigation. Conyers sent a letter to Fielding today, laying out a final proposed compromise solution - the ninth such letter sent. The Committee will also file its contempt report with the House clerk when the House begins its legislative business at 2:00 p.m., which would allow a contempt of Congress vote in the full House to move forward if Fielding rejects this final offer.
“I have written to you on eight previous occasions attempting to reach agreement on this matter,” Conyers writes. “As we submit the Committee’s contempt report to the full House, I am writing one more time to seek to resolve this issue on a cooperative basis.”
Read Conyer’s repeated request
Sphere: Related Content Posted by nytexan November 5th, 2007 | Category: Congress, Contempt, Conyers, Harriet Miers, Joshua Bolten, Politics
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November 6th, 2007 at 10:18 am
I laud and admire Conyers and pray for his success in bring contempt charges to a vote, but I hold very little faith that congressional Dems will suddenly demonstrate their oaths of office in sustaining the charges by their vote.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:27 am
While Conyers, Leahy and Waxman continue to do their jobs and up hold their Constitutional oaths, the reset of Congress continues to help Bush and his gang of thieves shred it.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
If the dems could only see the rule of law - i am thinking about MaKasey and Schumer and Fienstein ..and stick to that. They would get a lot further. Good on Conyers , these people all of em need to brought to heel to the rule of law. They are not above it. And last night Olbermann mentioned the C word several times in his special comment
the C word being CRIMINAL and thats exactly what the BushCo crime family has always been about ..Cheney is just the “don”
November 6th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
ProudP:
Laws we don’t need no stinking laws! We don’t have a constitution anymore. The bill of rights is probable down to 2. And,the only job Congress has is to show up and be yes (wo)man for BushCo.
I’m glad you clarified “C” because I immediately thought of a few other “C” words for the criminals in Congress.