@snood,
Quote:Listen, I'm "monitoring"current events as well, and one thing I'm wondering -
These Senate hearings that Kuchner, Roger Stone and the other Trump henchmen are volunteering to appear before...
Do you know if any of this testimony is supposed to be under oath? If not, what's the point? They'll just coordinate their lies and call it a day.
And what is the argument now against doing the investigating with an independent select committee? That lackey dolt Nunes has made it crustal clear that he is working for Trump.
Anyone better informed can correct me on the following. Not an area of expertise for me.
I believe they do testify under oath. But subpoenda power (for documents, say) resides in the total committee or sub-committee. No individual investigative member can issue a subpoena.
There's nothing to stop them coordinating and they surely will in this case. Or they'll forget anything critical, like their mother's name.
What's the point? Often little, I think, in examples like this one. Members will make speeches and so will subjects. If highly partisan, like this one, they can be just show trials - PR gambits with the air of authority.
Why no independent investigation? In this case, because that is the last thing Republicans want. And they'll avoid it if they can. What can force their hand is something I'm not clear on. This might help
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