Justice Department lawyer says House can impeach over defied subpoenas

Asked by a federal judge what the House can do to enforce its subpoenas, Justice Department lawyer James Burnham said without hesitation that the House can use its impeachment powers, among other options, like withholding appropriations. A few hours later, lead Democratic House manager Adam Schiff mentioned Burnham's assertion during Trump's impeachment trial. "In the category of you can't make this stuff up," Schiff said on the Senate floor.

John Roberts watches as senators debate whether he can intervene in the impeachment trialMoss repeatedly pressed Burnham to explain what the House can do if a subpoena is ignored -- and if they don't have many options, the subpoenas are more like voluntary requests. The Justice Department has argued that the House can't ask the courts to enforce subpoenas.

Fake news

Tell the truth! Trumps' lawyers went to court to fight the subpoenas, and the manager withdrew the subpoena, which means THERE NEVER WAS A SUBPOENA,,,,you DINK

Will you please go back to your jobs by doing the peoples needs not yours. Do what you were voted for, the people business. Wake up, you are making the US look like we can’t do it anymore.

Then they should.

They were illegal subpoenas to get low level people to testify without counsel. Bully them with jail or say what we want. You don't listen to your opponents.

Are media or lawyer to Democrat?, CNN is rubished '

And the smear campaign against that lawyer starts in three, two, one...

What about all of the ignored subpoena's for that witch Hitlery Killington! She got away with it, that murderous hag gets away with everything!

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The statement of a lowly DOJ trial lawyer does not bind the DOJ as a whole especially when what they said was wrong or just plain stupid. Not official DOJ policy. Happens all the time.

TexasJoeDuck I’m so tired of America....

deejay90192

Keep grasping at straws

old news

Now what excuse can the Senate come up with for not removing Trump from office?

Trump’s attorneys are not defending him. They are only attacking the House.

JaySekulow real Jay step up. Very peculiar an experienced counsel would invalidate that Trump ignoring subpoena is not an impeachable act,failed emoluments act, does not sanction Russia when necessary,defends Russia over America at Summits.Americans must balance judgement GOP

What ever.

ChrisLu44 Errrr. Freudian slip

SenatorCollins lisamurkowski SenAlexander

Democrats want the truth. Americans want the truth. 75% of all America want witnesses and documents. Donald Trump is too dangerous to await a slow court processes pondering whether his obviously unconstitutional actions are unconstitutional.

aziegler Did he not get the memo?

Who gives a rat’s ass of what ‘a lawyer from Justice Department’ says

RightHandMeetLeftHand

“A justice department lawyer”

House subpoenas were illegal..

Wager is that RepAdamSchiff colluded with that DOJ attorney and got her to add that UNAPPROVED comment. Maybe TheJusticeDept can clarify immediately. JaySekulow GOP

Hmmmm completely unbiased opinion I’m sure.

Oh look you found one👀

A bit of a contradiction and confusing!! Which one should the American people believe.

realDonaldTrump & foxnewsalert will scream fake news...

Corrupt system

DOJ is literally arguing this issue from every side.

So additional counts should have been added to Clinton’s impeachment?

Probably, but a President can’t be impeached for ignoring ILLEGAL subpoenas. 🤷‍♀️ SloppyDemocratWork

Barr will replace these people as quickly more corrupt ambulance-chasers can be hired.

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