Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have issued subpoenas for former FBI Director James Comey and ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify behind closed doors about their actions during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The head of the panel, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), on Tuesday signed the subpoenas, which require Comey to appear on Dec. 3 and Lynch to be deposed the next day.
The subpoenas were revealed publicly on Thursday.
Comey said he would be willing to appear but only in an open setting.
“Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans. I’m still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions. But I will resist a ‘closed door’ thing because I’ve seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. Let’s have a hearing and invite everyone to see,” he tweeted.
His lawyer, David Kelley, said they would fight so that Comey can testify in an open hearing.
“Mr. Comey embraces and welcomes a hearing open to the public, but the subpoena issued yesterday represents an abuse of process, a divergence from House rules and its presumption of transparency,” Kelley said Thursday. “Accordingly, Mr. Comey will resist in court this abuse of process.”
Lynch did not comment.
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3 comments:
Will never happen. He will stall until "bullying" Democrats take over the House and they will drop it or give him an open hearing so he can say "it is classified". He is another Clinton. "Bullying" Democrats do not want transparency.
Not a "closed door setting", like the one you gave Hillary without any recordings or transcripts?
About two years to late. What a joke. Any cop in the country would have arrested for what Comey did.
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