House GOP Issues Subpoenas

Congressman Comer has issued subpoenas for testimony for:

Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton

Merrick Garland

James Comey

Bill Barr

Alberto Gonzales

Jeff Sessions

Robert Mueller

Loretta Lynch

Eric Holder

We are guardedly optimistic with this, but we’ve been in the trenches too long to not see the limitations.

Comer is going head-hunting with subpoenas that will generate the most press, rather than a fact-finding mission. Where are the subpoenas for the underlings and key players like Rodney Joffe, or Julia Gurganus or Vinh Nguyen?

I think across the political spectrum we can agree that Mueller had a rough hearing 6 years ago. Do we expect his memory to improve this long after the fact? Why not grab someone like Heather Alpino off his team? Will they ask Mueller about the Alfa Bank cyber researchers and/or DARPA’s role in his investigation?

In our opinion, President Trump will have to issue a widespread declassification order to get anything out of Comey. He will seek every avenue to evade questions.

There is an immense risk that the House GOP fails to prepare. They could have very pointed questions for Eric Holder about his time at Covington & Burling and allegations of bribery, or about their representation of General Flynn.

We’ve previously reported that Merrick Garland shut the Durham investigation down, pointedly saying “I must insist that you are done.”

Does he get a question on that? Does our reporting reach Capitol Hill?

Loretta Lynch was in some crucial meetings. If the House GOP prepares, they could lock down specifics of important conversations.

There could be some value here, if the House GOP prepares, but we’d like to see more subpoenas.