WILL THERE BE A DOUBLE STANDARD IN COMPETING INVESTIGATIONS?
Sen. Lindsay Graham this week announced a new senate investigation into Ukraine and Burisma apparently to dig up dirt on Democratic front runner Joe Biden. As part of the investigation, it was reported that Sen. Graham will be requesting pertinent documents from the State Department.
In impeachment hearings over the past two weeks, witnesses were forced to testify without the aid of documents, including personal notes, because the State Department had refused to comply with congressional subpoenas. Ambassador Gordon Sonland, similar to other witnesses, repeated several times during his testimony that he had been unable to refresh his recollection of certain events relevant to the inquiry because the State Department had refused to turn over any documents.
The failure of the current administration of the executive branch to comply with congressional subpoenas may lead to additional articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice. Sonland’s testimony implicates high level administration officials, including current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as being complicit in the attempt to extort Ukraine’s newly elected president into publicly announcing criminal investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden’s dealings in the country related to the gas company Burisma. Should the administration comply with Sen. Graham’s request for documents without hesitation or the issuance of subpoenas, the argument for obstruction charges within the articles of impeachment would be bolstered significantly.
Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo Friday calling on Pompeo to recuse himself from matters involving Ukraine following testimony this week implicating Pompeo’s knowledge of and involvement in the scandal which prompted the House’s impeachment inquiry. To date, Pompeo has refused to turn over any documents to the House relating to the scandal, effectively thumbing his nose at the inquiry, the Constitution and the Rule of Law. As of now, there has been no response to the recusal request and no indication from the administration that it will reverse its position on complying with congressional subpoenas for documents or witnesses.
In the days to come, Sen. Graham’s blatantly political investigation into Burisma and the Bidens will begin gathering evidence and will also undoubtedly lead to questions of fundamental fairness and obstruction of justice. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. It appears Trump and Pompeo would prefer to keep the American people in the dark.
In impeachment hearings over the past two weeks, witnesses were forced to testify without the aid of documents, including personal notes, because the State Department had refused to comply with congressional subpoenas. Ambassador Gordon Sonland, similar to other witnesses, repeated several times during his testimony that he had been unable to refresh his recollection of certain events relevant to the inquiry because the State Department had refused to turn over any documents.
The failure of the current administration of the executive branch to comply with congressional subpoenas may lead to additional articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice. Sonland’s testimony implicates high level administration officials, including current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as being complicit in the attempt to extort Ukraine’s newly elected president into publicly announcing criminal investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden’s dealings in the country related to the gas company Burisma. Should the administration comply with Sen. Graham’s request for documents without hesitation or the issuance of subpoenas, the argument for obstruction charges within the articles of impeachment would be bolstered significantly.
Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo Friday calling on Pompeo to recuse himself from matters involving Ukraine following testimony this week implicating Pompeo’s knowledge of and involvement in the scandal which prompted the House’s impeachment inquiry. To date, Pompeo has refused to turn over any documents to the House relating to the scandal, effectively thumbing his nose at the inquiry, the Constitution and the Rule of Law. As of now, there has been no response to the recusal request and no indication from the administration that it will reverse its position on complying with congressional subpoenas for documents or witnesses.
In the days to come, Sen. Graham’s blatantly political investigation into Burisma and the Bidens will begin gathering evidence and will also undoubtedly lead to questions of fundamental fairness and obstruction of justice. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. It appears Trump and Pompeo would prefer to keep the American people in the dark.
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