Prelude To Detroit: JUDICIARY: Full Committee Hearing on Oversight of the Department of Justice

The "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) still have yet to figure it out.

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The Legal Geniuses Of House Judiciary & Senate Homeland Security Are Still Trying To Figure Out How The Mueller Probe All Started

Whilst Jim Jordan and his merry band of "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee struggle with the understanding that they already know the origins of the Mueller investigation, the Senate Homeland Security is about to subpoena all your favorite, outlandish characters, and a few who are not, like My Memo Man, who shall commence to bearing false witness, under sworn oaths, in the public record, but, hey, what do I know?

I know Mittens knows.

Why not tell Lil' Jim how it all started.

#maytheheavensfall

Senate Republicans approve subpoenas for ex-Obama officials on Russia probe origins

Democrats are decrying the investigation as election-year politics meant to rewrite the narrative of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday authorized the issuing of nearly three dozen subpoenas of Obama administration officials as part of Senate Republicans' investigation into the origins of the FBI and special counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.

The Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, met to consider more than 50 additional subpoenas, but postponed action until next week.

Republicans on the panels are looking into flaws in FISA application process, the “unmasking” of Trump campaign and transition officials, including ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, and the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign more broadly — actions that President Donald Trump has collectively dubbed “Obamagate” and dismissed as a "hoax" and a "witch hunt."

“There are times when extraordinary situations require action whether or not we all agree,” Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said. “The conduct we know that occurred during the transition should concern everyone and absolutely warrants further investigation.”

Democrats are decrying the investigation as election-year politics meant to rewrite the narrative of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which concluded that while the Trump campaign did not conspire with the Russians, it had numerous contacts with Russians and, in some cases, welcomed their assistance.

“I’m disappointed that our committee is once again meeting to discuss a partisan investigation,” said Homeland Security ranking Democrat Gary Peters of Michigan. “I’m concerned about the timing of this investigation that did not become a priority until we entered into an election year.”

Tom Carper, D-Del., said in a statement that he refused to attend the meeting out of frustration that the committee is “trying to score political points and help a president in an election year.”

While 35 subpoenas were authorized by the Homeland Security Committee along party lines, Republican Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Mitt Romney of Utah expressed reservations. Romney said he continues “to be concerned that this is politically motivated.”

The Homeland Security and Judiciary committees are considering issuing subpoenas for former CIA Director John Brennan, ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former FBI Director James Comey, former Obama chief of staff Dennis McDonough, former national security adviser Susan Rice and ex-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

The Judiciary panel is also considering subpoenas for current FBI Director Christopher Wray and former Justice Department officials, including former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Judiciary member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Democrats on the panel to consider how they would feel if the situation were reversed and the Trump administration were looking into the former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign.

"Pause for a second and imagine how you would feel if Donald J Trump was doing exactly what Barack Obama and Joe Biden did," Cruz said. "So right now, are you guys copacetic with Trump putting wiretaps on the Joe Biden presidential campaign? Everything cool if Trump has the FBI send in agents wearing wires to the Joe Biden campaign? That's all good?"

On Wednesday, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the Judiciary Committee as part of its probe. He said in hindsight he would not have approved a FISA warrant for Trump campaign official Carter Page, but continued to defend the Mueller probe

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Tales Of The New Crown: Congress Is Blinded By Science By Rick Bright The Next Whistleblower Psyoptic

"It is going to alright, baby. Mommy blew
the whistle on all of them, including Rick."

Always use my rusty trusty litmus test for identifying a psyoptic: If a whistleblower intentionally omits children from its research disclosures, you might just have a psyoptic.

FUN FACT! HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IS A TEVA GENERIC

https://beverlytran.blogspot.com/search?q=TEVA

Rick was also involved in the Public Private Partnership of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, where they like targeted populations.

That is Medicaid Fraud in Child Welfare.

According to Wikipedia, Rick has a history of using tiny humans inside their mommies' tummies as lab rats.

From 1998 to 2002, Bright worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Influenza Branch, Immunology and Viral Pathogenesis Section, where he studied Influenza A virus subtype H5N1.[8]

From 2002 to 2003, Bright shifted to working at the pharmaceutical company, Altea Therapeutics (a subsidiary of Nitto Denko) in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a senior research scientist in their Vaccine and Immunology Programs.[8][11]

In 2003, Bright rejoined the CDC as an immunologist/virologist in their Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division, Strain Surveillance Branch in Atlanta, Georgia, where he worked on their influenza antiviral drug program and focused on avian influenza. He held that position until 2006.[8][12]

From 2006 to 2008, Bright returned to working in the private sector of the biotechnology industry at Novavax in Maryland, where he was vice president of their global influenza programs as well as of their vaccine research and development. During this time, he participated in World Health Organization committees on vaccine development and pandemic preparedness.[8][11][13]

In February 2008, Bright worked at the non-profit PATH on a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant funded project as the director in vaccine manufacturing capacity building in Viet Nam. He was also the scientific director of the influenza vaccine project as well as the global vaccine development program, a position he held until October 2010.[8]

In 2010, Bright joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) governmental agency Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). He was the program lead of BARDA International Programs, then in June 2011 became acting chief of the influenza antiviral drug advanced development program, a position he held until December 2011. From June 2011 to December 2015, he was both deputy director and acting director of BARDA's Influenza and Emerging Diseases Division, eventually serving as director of the division from December 2014 to November 2016. From February 2016 to November 2016, he was an incident commander in the ASPR/BARDA Zika Response.[8][14]

Rick Bright will warn Congress of 'darkest winter in modern history' without ramped up coronavirus response

(CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a key federal office charged with developing medical countermeasures, will testify before Congress on Thursday that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and warn that the the US will face "unprecedented illness and fatalities" without additional preparations.

"Our window of opportunity is closing. If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, based in science, I fear the pandemic will get far worse and be prolonged, causing unprecedented illness and fatalities," Bright is expected to say Thursday, according to his prepared testimony obtained by CNN. "Without clear planning and implementation of the steps that I and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be darkest winter in modern history."

Bright is set to testify Thursday morning before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's health subcommittee after he filed a whistleblower complaint last week alleging he was removed from his post in retaliation for opposing the broad use of a drug frequently touted by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus treatment.

Bright will reiterate that he believes he was removed from his post because he "resisted efforts to promote and enable broad access to an unproven drug, chloroquine, to the American people without transparent information on the potential health risks."

Bright is seeking to be reinstated to his position as the head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the Office of Special Counsel, which is reviewing Bright's complaint, has determined there is reason to believe his removal was retaliatory and is recommending he be reinstated during its investigation, according to Bright's attorneys.

A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson responded that it was "a personnel matter that is currently under review" but said it "strongly disagrees with the allegations and characterizations."

Expanding on his whistleblower complaint, Bright is expected to testify that he sought to warn his superiors about potential shortages of critical medical supplies earlier this year, but that his "urgency was dismissed" and that he "faced hostility and marginalization from HHS officials" after conveying his concerns about shortages to a senior White House official, Peter Navarro.

"As I reflect on the past few months of this outbreak, it is painfully clear that we were not as prepared as we should have been. We missed early warning signals and we forgot important pages from our pandemic playbook," Bright will testify, according to his written testimony.

In his written testimony, Bright also calls for several key steps to improve the federal government's response to the pandemic and head off a spike in cases in the fall, including increasing public education of preventative measures, ramping up production of essential medical supplies and developing a national testing strategy.

"The virus is out there, it's everywhere. We need to be able to find it, to isolate it and to stop it from infecting more people," Bright plans to say. "We need tests that are accurate, rapid, easy to use, low cost, and available to everyone who needs them."

He made his complaint public through Washington Post but failed to release the 33 attachments to the committee.

He did not follow the well established chain of command for filing a whistleblower action.

He sounds like he was coached by one of those absolutely brilliant "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending).

I guess Rick was blinded by science when it comes to the rule of law in actions of false claims.

I would have fired him, too.

His complaint was pending and I see no certification of verification.

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James Warner Gets 10 Years For Swallowing A Napkin - Kwame Kilpatrick Revisited

I do enjoy preludes of justice.

Kwame Kilpatrick possesses a wealth of information, you know.

Oh, the tales he shall tell!

Ex-Detroit Metro official sentenced to 10 years for bribery

Detroit — James Warner, a former Detroit Metropolitan Airport supervisor convicted of receiving more than $6 million in bribes — the third-largest amount in U.S. history — was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday.

The sentence from U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts fell far short of the 25 years sought by prosecutors, and below the national record 28-year sentence for corruption. Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick received that record sentence seven years ago, tying the corruption sentence issued to Ohio county politician Jimmy Dimora.

Warner, 53, of Commerce Township was convicted of 10 crimes in June, including bribery, theft and money laundering conspiracies, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say he steered $43.7 million worth of airport contracts to three co-conspirators in return for more than $6 million in kickbacks — the highest total in the history of public corruption cases in Metro Detroit.

The judge said Warner has redeeming qualities — family and friends called him a good, supportive man — and said his crimes did not cause as much damage as those committed by Kilpatrick, whose racketeering activity included pocketing approximately $1 million in illegal benefits.

"Kwame Kilpatrick mightily contributed to the slide of Detroit both locally and nationally, contributed to (Detroit's) slide into bankruptcy and the city's tarnished image," the judge said.

"Mr. Warner, while a significantly corrupt public official, is not in the same position," Roberts added.

Warner, who hung his head at hearing the sentence, apologized to his friends, family and airport colleagues. He also apologized to the judge.

"I respect the system and the role everyone plays in it and I am hopeful the sentence allows me to find work in the future and to be there for my friends and family," he said.

The government has seized $11 million from Warner and co-conspirators during the years-long criminal investigation.

Warner's lawyer pushed for no more than a four-year sentence.

The money Warner received from airport contractors is the largest bribe total prosecuted in the history of the eastern district of Michigan.

Warner is among more than 109 public officials, bureaucrats and union leaders charged with public corruption in Metro Detroit in the past decade.

Jurors deliberated for about four hours last summer before reaching the verdict following a trial that lasted parts of three weeks. In a rare move, Warner testified in his own defense.

Warner is a dishonest and deceitful man whose time on the witness stand featured "perjury-laced testimony," Assistant U.S. Attorney Eaton Brown said.

"At the end of the day, Mr. Warner robbed citizens and taxpayers blind," Brown told the judge, "and he had no qualms doing it."

Warner, an airport manager and field inspector who also worked for West Bloomfield Township, is the rare indicted public official to stand trial on corruption charges and risk a decades-long federal prison sentence.

A video primer on corruption: Count the kickbacks, cash and bribes pocketed by Metro Detroit's most corrupt UAW bosses, auto execs and politicians. The Detroit News

Two of the most recent politicians to stand trial in federal court —Kilpatrick and Clinton Township Trustee Dean Reynolds — were convicted and sentenced to double-digit prison sentences.

The bribery conspiracy outlined by prosecutors started in May 2010 when Warner was working as a field inspector at the airport approving maintenance and repair contracts. He headed several related schemes involving Metro Detroit contractors, including Romulus businessman William Pritula, whose company William Pritula & Sons held facilities and maintenance contracts at the airport, prosecutors said.

Warner drafted and submitted inflated invoices for work Pritula was hired to perform at the airport, according to the government. The payments totaled more than $18 million.

In return, Warner received approximately half of the profits from the contracts, or more than $5 million, according to the indictment.

Pritula pleaded guilty to bribery and was sentenced to probation. He agreed to forfeit $5.4 million to the government.

Federal court records describe Warner as a greedy, potty-mouthed felon.

"If it weren't for me, your ass would be out," Warner told one airport contractor, according to the indictment.

That contractor, authorities allege, was Gary Tenaglia of Rochester, who was accused of defrauding the Wayne County Airport Authority of $1.5 million. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison.

Warner allegedly gave Tenaglia inside information so the contractor's company, Envision Electric, could win contracts. In return, Warner received 10% of each invoice, prosecutors said.

At one dinner, Warner and Tenaglia discussed contracts and kickbacks, prosecutors said.

"During the meal, James Warner wrote '5k,' a proposed kickback amount, on a napkin," prosecutors wrote in the indictment. "He folded it and slid it across the table to Gary Tenaglia. After Gary Tenaglia acknowledged the meaning of the writing on the napkin, James Warner retrieved the napkin and ate it."

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OVERSIGHT: Attempting To Find Out Why Congress Cloaks Whistleblowers

Yes, that is correct, no one likes a snitch.

Trust me, I should know.

When you are a federal employee and you snitch, they like to do things like cut off your paycheck, snatch your congressional credit union account, wipe out your pension, destroy your work history and tell everyone they know that you are crazy.

Then, if you snitch on what they are doing, like making fake ass law, stealin' children, land & votes, they will do nasty things to your children.

Yippers.

They call actions attacking the whistleblower retaliation, but you can never document retaliation against the whistleblower, if there exists anonymity.

But, if you are a whistleblower, who snitches in the public square, in the public record, on a daily basis, for over 10 years, these federal employees and elected officials, like the members of this committee, will conspire to take out their leader, through foreign sub-contractors, of course.

Just as you will see in Child Protective Services proceedings, you are not allowed to face your anonymous accuser which makes it your word against an undetermined juridic person.

So, in essence, if an anonymous whistleblower is an undetermined juridic person, then, that anonymous whistleblower has no legal standing in a court of law, making any legal proceedings to be devoid of due process.

How can you know the whistleblower is not lying, or just not credible because the Inspector General only becomes the recorder of hearsay, which is not acceptable in a court of law?

Whistleblower laws were designed to cover up fraud.

Period.

It is such a shame that the committee never asked about the definition of the "Whistleblower under Protection on Order of the Highest Authority".

#perkinscoiesucks

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DOJ: Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Criminal Obstruction Charges and Civil False Claims Act Allegations

This Civil False Claims Act, Non Prosecution Agreement, seems to hail from SIGAR, part of the ongoing Department of Defense Audit, because I see the Defense Logistic Agency, which is notorious for stealin'.

WASHINGTON – Unitrans International Inc. (Unitrans), a privately held Virginia defense contracting company, has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve criminal obstruction charges and civil False Claims Act allegations relating to the illegal transportation of goods across Iran in connection with a contract to provide material and logistical support to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, U.S. Attorney Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Villanueva of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Washington, D.C. Field Office, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko, and Special Agent in Charge Robert E. Craig Jr. of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service - Mid-Atlantic Field Office (DCIS) made the announcement.

As part of the global resolution, Unitrans entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay $31.5 million as a combined criminal monetary penalty and victim compensation payment amount in this matter.

In connection with the NPA, Unitrans admitted that certain of its officers, as well as officers of Anham FZCO (Anham), an associated Dubai Free Zone company incorporated under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, obstructed proceedings pending before the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). In June 2012, the DLA awarded Anham a contract to provide material and logistical support to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. This contract required Anham to certify that it would comply with all executive orders, proclamations and statutes that prohibit U.S. persons and companies from shipping materials through Iran.

Between November 2011 and May 2012, officers of Unitrans, which provided logistical services to Anham, facilitated the transportation of construction materials to Afghanistan through Iran. These materials were used in the construction of a warehouse that Anham used to assist in the performance of the troop support contract that Anham had with the DLA. At the time of the shipments, high level officers at Unitrans and Anham were aware of the activity and took no action to stop the conduct, Unitrans admitted.

According to the factual statement agreed to as part of the NPA, on Sept. 23, 2013, Anham’s then-CEO, who was also an indirect and partial owner of Unitrans, sent an email to a representative of DLA about the shipments to Afghanistan through Iran. The email stated: “At no time did Anham acquire any goods in, or from, Iran. The senior team at Anham had no knowledge of these shipments and upon learning of this possibility made a voluntary disclosure to the U.S. government that Anham was investigating whether any violations had in fact occurred.”

The Department of Justice has separately entered into non-prosecution agreements with three individuals who were previously indicted in relation to the scheme.

To resolve a related civil matter, Unitrans also has agreed to pay $27 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it, along with Anham fraudulently induced DLA and the Army to award wartime contracts for food and trucks by knowingly and falsely certifying compliance with United States sanctions against Iran. The civil agreement also resolves allegations that Anham FZCO knowingly and falsely represented construction progress on its Bagram warehouse to induce DLA to award the prime vendor contract to provide food to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The civil settlement will credit $13.5 million of Unitrans’ payment under the NPA, and require an additional payment by Unitrans of $13.5 million. The defendants did not admit liability as a result of the Civil Agreement. The allegations resolved by the civil settlement were brought in a lawsuit filed under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act by Rory Maxwell, John Bush, and Supreme Foodservice GmbH. The Act permits private parties to sue on behalf of the government for false claims and receive a share of any recovery. Under the Act, the United States may intervene in such a suit or, as it did in this case, allow the private party to pursue the action.

HSI–Washington, D.C., DCIS, and investigators from SIGAR investigated the criminal case. Trial Attorneys James Gelber and Danny Nguyen of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section prosecuted the case. Trial Attorney Art Coulter of the Civil Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Krista Anderson of the Eastern District of Virginia handled the civil litigation supported by the Defense Contract Audit Agency.

The qui tam case is captioned U.S. ex rel. Maxwell, et al. v. Anham, USA, et al., 1:14-CV-0156 (E.D.VA). There has been no determination of liability in the civil case.

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DOJ: United States Joins Suit against Navistar Defense LLC Alleging False Claims under Marine Corps Contract

The U.S. Department of Justice has many different options to take action in a False Claims Act case.

You just never know which one it is.

Sometimes, it can be historic.

The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against Navistar Defense LLC.  Navistar Defense manufactured armored vehicles for the United States military and is a subsidiary of Navistar International LLC, headquartered in Melrose Park, Illinois.  The suit alleges that Navistar Defense violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent invoices to support inflated prices for commercial parts under its contract to supply Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

“The Department of Justice will hold accountable those contractors who falsify information and thereby cause the military to pay inflated prices,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt for the Civil Division.  “We will take steps necessary to protect the military’s procurement process from abuse.”

“Through rigorous enforcement of the False Claims Act, we protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse,” said U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia.  “We expect the utmost integrity and reliability from the contractors that design and build equipment that is meant to ensure that our men and women in uniform are adequately protected as they serve our country.”

In 2007, the United States Marine Corps awarded Navistar Defense a contract to build several hundred MRAP vehicles to replace the Humvee, which proved to be vulnerable to roadside explosive devices.  Navistar Defense ultimately provided nearly 4,000 MRAPs under the contract.  In 2009, as the focus of the war effort transitioned from the paved roads and flat terrain of the Iraqi deserts to Afghanistan’s rocky terrain, the Marine Corps sought to upgrade its MRAP vehicles with a modified Independent Suspension System (ISS).  During the course of negotiations for the ISS, the Marine Corps asked Navistar Defense to provide evidence of prior commercial sales of the various parts that made up the ISS to ensure that the prices paid were fair and reasonable.  The lawsuit alleges that Navistar Defense knowingly submitted fraudulent invoices that falsely purported to show prior, comparable commercial sales to conceal the inflated prices it was charging the Marine Corps.  In reality, the lawsuit alleges, those sales never occurred. 

The lawsuit was originally filed under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act by Duquoin Burgess, a former government contracts manager for Navistar Defense.  Under the acts, a private party, known as a relator, can file an action on behalf of the United States and receive a portion of the recovery.  The act permits the United States to intervene in and take over the action, as it has done here.  If a defendant is found liable for violating the act, the United States may recover three times the amount of its losses plus applicable penalties.

The lawsuit is being handled by the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.  Investigative support is being provided by the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Army Criminal Investigation Command, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The case is captioned United States ex rel. Burgess v. Navistar Defense, LLC (D.D.C).  The claims alleged in the lawsuit are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability. 

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DOJ: Inspector General Michael Horowitz Testifies On FISA & Whistleblowers

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SEC & Congress Discuss Fraud & The Whisleblowers

SEC and the Congress have issues with the amount of the awards to whistleblowers.

Well, I can simply everyone's life and propose that this can all be resolved by bowing down and giving reverence to those who bear witness.

All you have to do is #sayhisname.

The SEC can not audit private companies because that is called an investigation.

The SEC can neither audit Public Private Partnerships....like the Detroit Land Bank Authority....because it never incorporated....so it has no SEC filings....and if it is listed in any other SEC filings on record....the SEC then should consider themselves whistleblowers, too....because they probably found some Corporate Shape Shifters.

Oh, my!

There are fake ass groups submitting fake ass letters to report fraud, to investigate something else, as a throw from what others are doing?

Well, I guess it would be a novel idea to have all whistleblower sign their name on any grievance, under penalty of law, don't ya think?

Wanna Bet The SEC Investigating The Detroit Land Bank Authority?

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Nancy Pelosi & The Quest For The Identity Of The Whistleblower Protected By Order Of The Highest Authority

Ah ha!

Nancy says if Trump has exculpatory evidence, he needs to produce it.

She wants the name of the real Whistleblower Protected by Order of the Highest Authority.

The impeachment inquiry is to flush out that IG report Trump keeps obstructing justice by keeping it in his backpocket.

At least Nancy is being kind to the Highest Authority by allowing the co-conspirators to bear false witness into the public record.

Alas, is seems the "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) shall keep on impeaching until the heavens fall.

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If Jeff Sessions Reclaims His U.S. Senate Seat, Would He Be Considered A Whistleblower?

Riddle me this:

If Jeff Sessions reclaims his U.S. Senate Seat, would he be considered a whistleblower, having been the U.S. Attorney General?

The Celestial Goddess of the Woodshed is pleasured.....

HAPPY TRAFFICKING TINY HUMANS MONTH

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GO BLUE! Dearborn Has Sexual Harassment Skeletons In Its CASL Dungeon

Out of respect for my old school crew in uniform over at the University of Michigan - Dearborn and Dearborn Police Department, I must come to their defense by stating that I believe the cover up may fall within the walls of the Castle (CASL).

You see, there is a culture of superiority within the realms of the upper echelon of the campus' biggest money maker, undergrads.

If this information was made public, well, that would tarnish its reputation, enrollment, endowments, grants, right?

Unfortunately, most of these actions are arbitrated in silence, behind closed doors.

Law enforcement only knows what  they know.

Just ask about the stories of my favorite Psychobaby.

Make sure to get his hard drives.

Erum-da-dum-dum...

Whistleblower claims UM-Dearborn attempting to cover up sexual assault case against former lecturer

According to a staff member at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the school is attempting to cover up a sex assault where a lecturer traded a grade for sexual favors.

The Detroit News reported that the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is working on possible charges against the lecturer.

The whistleblower who reached out to the university, and later police, hasn’t been identified.

The women involved reported the alleged crime March 1, according to the News. She told investigators that the assault happened in late February in the lecturer’s office.

According to the News article, the lecturer changed the student’s grade from a “D” to a “B,” and sent her a suggestive email the day after the encounter. The email, which was provided to the News said in part, “the next time you want to work on your grade you know what we can do.”

The whistleblower alleges that after investigating, the school marked the investigation as “closed” and never forwarded anything to the prosecutor’s office. She also alleged the school tried to allow the lecturer to resign, rather than terminate him.

Both the Dearborn Police and Michigan State Police helped in the investigation, but weren’t the lead investigators. They assisted in specific parts of the investigation, leaving the rest up to the university police.

A university spokesman said there was no cover-up attempt, adding the school suspended the instructor and launched an investigation immediately after the woman reported the allegations.

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House Floor Debate On Impeachment Inquiry Rules & Documents

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H. Res. 660 - Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.

HEARING INFORMATION

Meeting Information

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 3:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »

VIDEO

Rules Committee Mark-up of H. Res. 660

BILL TEXT

Text of H. Res. 660 PDF XML
(as introduced)
Impeachment Inquiry Procedures in the Committee on the Judiciary Pursuant to H. Res. 660 PDF
(as submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by Chairman McGovern)
Fact Sheet: Key Provisions in the Resolution PDF
Text of H. Res. 661 PDF XML
(as introduced)

HEARING DOCUMENTS

H. Res. 660 PDF
(as reported)
H. Rept. 116-266 PDF
Amendments Offered to H. Res. 660
• Amendment #1 Offered by Mr. Woodall
• Amendment #2 Offered by Mr. Burgess
• Amendment #3 Offered by Mr. Burgess
• Amendment #4 Offered by Mr. Woodall
• Amendment #5 Offered by Mr. Cole
• Amendment #6 Offered by Mrs. Lesko
• Amendment #7 Offered by Mr. Cole
• Amendment #8 Offered by Mr. Cole
• Amendment #9 Offered by Mr. Woodall
• Amendment #10 Offered by Mr. Cole
• Amendment #11 Offered by Mr. Cole
• Amendment #12 Offered by Mrs. Lesko
• Amendment #13 Offered by Mrs. Lesko
• Amendment #14 Offered by Mrs. Lesko
• Amendment #15 was not offered
• Amendment #16 Offered by Mr. Burgess
• Amendment #17 Offered by Mr. Woodall
• Amendment #18 Offered by Mr. Burgess

COMMITTEE VOTES

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 186

Amendment (no. 1) offered by Mr. Woodall to strike all except Section 4. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 187

Amendment (no. 2) offered by Mr. Burgess to strike the Committees on Financial Services and Ways and Means from Section 1. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 188

Amendment (no. 3) offered by Mr. Burgess to add language requiring the Committees on Financial Services and Ways and Means to produce and make available to all members documents detailing the nature and scope of their investigations. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 189

Amendment (no. 4) offered by Mr. Woodall to apply language requiring the chair of the Committee on Rules to promulgate additional procedures to allow for the participation of the President and his counsel in proceedings in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 190

Amendment (no. 5) offered by Mr. Cole to add language permitting the chair and ranking minority member to yield their time to other members on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence during the extended questioning time. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 191

Amendment (no. 6) offered by Mrs. Lesko to allow the minority to call at least an equal number of witnesses and to authorize the ranking minority member to require as deemed necessary, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of any person and the production of records and other materials. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 192

Amendment (no. 7) offered by Mr. Cole to strike the section requiring written justification from the ranking minority member of the relevance of the testimony of each requested witness to the investigation. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 193

Amendment (no. 8) offered by Mr. Cole to require the chair to provide the ranking minority member written justification of the relevance of the testimony of each witness whose testimony is requested or required. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 194

Amendment (no. 9) offered by Mr. Woodall to add language that provides the ranking minority members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary with the authority to issue the same number of subpoenas as their respective chairs.  Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 195

Amendment (no. 10) offered by Mr. Cole to allow the ranking minority member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the ability to issue subpoenas without the concurrence of the chair. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 196

Amendment (no. 11) offered by Mr. Cole to require the chair to have the concurrence of the ranking minority member to issue subpoenas and, if the ranking minority member does not concur, the chair may put the question before the full committee. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 197

Amendment (no. 12) offered by Mrs. Lesko to require the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and any other committee having custody of records or other materials relating to the inquiry to transfer all such records or materials including exculpatory materials to the Committee on the Judiciary.  Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 198

Amendment (no. 13) offered by Mrs. Lesko to allow the ranking members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and any other committees having custody of records or other materials relating to the inquiry to also transfer records and materials to the Committee on the Judiciary. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 199

Amendment (no. 14) offered by Mrs. Lesko to require the concurrence of the relevant ranking minority member in order to transfer records and other materials to the Committee on the Judiciary. If the ranking minority member does not concur, the chair shall have the right to refer to the committee for a decision.  Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 200

Amendment (no. 16) offered by Mr. Burgess to define “employee” as “other than a consultant whose services are procured in accordance with section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))”. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 201

Amendment (no. 17) offered by Mr. Woodall to ensure the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence holds more than one open hearing.  Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 202

Amendment (no. 18) offered by Mr. Burgess to state that nothing in this resolution may be construed to limit the right of each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to have access to committee records pursuant to clause 2(e)(2) of rule XI. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Nay

Mrs. Torres

Nay

Mr. Perlmutter

Nay

Mr. Raskin

Nay

Ms. Scanlon

Nay

Mr. Morelle

Nay

Ms. Shalala

Nay

Mr. DeSaulnier

Nay

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Nay

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Yea

Mr. Woodall

Yea

Mr. Burgess

Yea

Mrs. Lesko

Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 203

Motion to order H. Res. 660 reported favorably to the House.  Agreed to: 9–4

Majority Member

Vote

Mr. Hastings

Yea

Mrs. Torres

Yea

Mr. Perlmutter

Yea

Mr. Raskin

Yea

Ms. Scanlon

Yea

Mr. Morelle

Yea

Ms. Shalala

Yea

Mr. DeSaulnier

Yea

Mr. McGovern, Chairman

Yea

Minority Member

Vote

Mr. Cole

Nay

Mr. Woodall

Nay

Mr. Burgess

Nay

Mrs. Lesko

Nay

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