#subpoena

[saywhat-politics]

Vote to Subpoena Elon Musk Over DOGE's Government Takeover Narrowly Fails

The billionaire oligarch has essentially taken over the U.S. government.

Congress came very close on Wednesday to putting billionaire Elon Musk in the hot seat over his ongoing attempts to effectively take control of the U.S. government by infiltrating every federal agency. But the effort failed in a 19-20 decision.

The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a vote to subpoena Musk, put forward by ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia. Republican Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the committee and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, tried various tactics to hamper the motion, including by insisting it wasn’t debatable.

“Mr. Chairman, why don’t we want to debate Elon Musk coming in and talking to us about his work and how he has enriched himself for $64 billion?” one Democrat asked.

https://x.com/repsummerlee/status/1887214996557295962?s=61

[idverbhim]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was subpoenaed to court for unlawful possession of a hot dog.

[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weird News - Trump Check Mated !!!

[tomorrowusa]

« Let me tell you why nobody wants to talk to y’all behind closed doors. Because y'all lie. »

— Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) making an observation about her Republican colleagues at the Hunter Biden hearings on Wednesday. Via ABC News.

Hunter Biden showed up at the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. He's willing to testify publicly but Republicans want his testimony behind closed doors so they can make shit up.

The GOP majority wants to hold Hunter Biden in contempt for not falling into their trap. Despite his presence right in front of them they claim he's not complying with a subpoena. However a slew of House Republicans failed to comply with subpoenas by the House January 6th Committee in 2022. Hypocrisy is nothing new for the MAGA GOP.

Republicans have little interest in governance or lawmaking. To them, holding office is just an opportunity to conduct culture wars and try to install their orange dictator back in the White House. They have completely abandoned any semblance of adherence to the rule of law.

The Lincoln Project put together a vid of Democrats calling out Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

[djkerr]

We need you to testify, Kurt. I need you to testify.

No. Not for a crusade.

Kurt McVeigh?

Yeah.

You've been served.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Who's it from?

Diane Lockhart.

TGW 06x15 Open Source

[grumpyseaman]

Subpoenas

Rand Paul

@RandPaul

Today, I’m announcing subpoenas were sent from the Committee to NIH and 13 other agencies regarding their involvement in risky gain-of-function research. The goal of the investigation will be to critique the process that allowed this dangerous research, that may have led to the pandemic, to occur in a foreign country under unsafe protocols and to ensure that there is sufficient oversight and review going forward, making sure a mistake of this magnitude never happens again.