Assistant Secretary of Energy Melissa Burnison told the three committees involved in the House impeachment inquiry that the Energy Department is"unable to comply with your request for documents and communications at this time."
The letter argues about the validity of the inquiry and contends the request is for confidential communications"that are potentially protected by executive privilege and would require careful review."Burnison concludes by saying the department"remains committed to working with Congress.
And that's news?
Nor should they until the full house votes & the hearings are made public. This is the USA, not some banana republic where politicians get to hold crooked kangaroo courts in secret!
A high ranking republican said, “We feel we don’t have enough obstruction charges against us yet, so instead of facing the charges, we will be using the Ostrich defense and hope whatever danger is near, as long as we don’t see it, it’ll just pass us by”.
Ricky you’re not running fast enough.
Why is this allowed?🤔
Tic tok ........ yes they will.
No one should comply with any subpoenas from any house committees. Illegal hearing by desperate Democratic Party.
I don’t believe there has been an impeachment vote? The subpoenas aren’t valid.
Enforce the law, arrest them. That's what would happen to me and most people if we ignored a subpoena.
Did you know: Joe Biden's brother, James Biden was given a $1.5 Billion dollar government contract to build homes in Iraq during the Obama Administration How many billion dollar deals were given to the Biden family while he was VP? Why is this getting no coverage on CNN?
Then lock someone up! Ridiculous.
The actually have important work to do.... for the people... SHOCKER!!
I guess no one needs to honor a subpoena bec the president and his admin don’t right?
Time to start doing the hard job and arresting and charging these people Obstruction of Congress and get that Grand Jury Muellar report
Then arrest them for contempt. It can be done!
ObstructionOfJustice ImpeachDonaldTrumpNOW
Subpoenas mean shit if you can’t enforce them. Start throwing people in jail or you will have to ‘get over it’ 😢
The framers of The Constitution required transparency; not backroom grilling without lawyers and without the other side. Then Schiff contacts the NYT w bits & pieces minus context. The American people are too smart - like Iowa - 9% prioritize inquisition as important.
If I got a Congressional subpoena and didn’t show up, I would be arrested and put in jail. WHY IN GOD’S NAME IS THE SAME NOT BEING DONE TO GOP AND WhiteHouse STAFF WHO DO IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER? Put their asses behind bars until they comply!!
At this point, why should they? The House has proven it won’t enforce them. They’ve set precedent.
Surprise, surprise.
Probably because Energy Department when asked, getting to know past records, would implicate Democrats & Rep because Congressmen misunderstand US foreign policy decisions, including Uranium One & Billions to US company to purchase Russian decommissioned ICBMs 2 salvage plutonium.
more obstruction..Whitehouse isnt just going to turn over evidence that implicates them even further in this corruption.... trump is going down..who is going with him?
No Vote=No cooperation. NutUpOrShutUp
Our Republic Is Under Attack From the Communist.
Since when does anyone get to refuse a subpoena by Congress? Are there not immediate consequences for such actions? Who's running this Circus anyhow? For the sake of the 'average Joe', Martial Law my have to be enacted....
Of course it's not. Why should it comply? There have been exactly ZERO consequences for the criminals who've disregarded the previous hundred or so. For fucks sake, USR THE POWER OF CONTEMPT AND ENFORCE THE LAW and perhaps this circus will end.
Arrest them all. Seriously.
WTH He admits to violating the constitution over & over..we all have rules.. we all have laws..no one is above the law. He took an oath of office,.yet he pushes his properties..kids making $$ off the presidency..I care that POTUS keeps his word
Do we still have to pay taxes?
Lmfao
Cannot believe Congress will allow legislative appointees to defy the subpoena process & violate the law. They have the power of the purse! Start fining them by the day until they comply.
Hold a vote to make the subpoenas carry weight.
Nancy, hold a vote
There are a lot of people going to jail once Trump is out.
What can be done to make these people comply with subpoena ?
I'm going to plead 'the trump' next time I get subpoenaed.... and can I do that on my jury questionnaire?
F*****************LOL
Hmm, maybe someone needs to explain the rule of law to these morons. Dems do not let them off the hook. Jail time
Trump: ' I am corrupt. Get over it'
I've always been a moderate voter registered as an Independent & have voted for candidates in both parties. But this situation with trump and the GOP refusal to act to save America's elections from foreign interference means I will vote straight Democrat in 2020.
EVERYONE who defies a SUBPOENA needs to be subject to the same consequences as every other American. If no one is above the law, officials who represent us, should be held to a higher standard & face stiffer penalties for keeping the people from having full disclosure.
Btw, what even makes this an “impeachment” subpoena when there has been no official steps towards impeachment?
Drain the swamp. Arrest em all.
THE FRIDGE OFF WAS 3:49 MEANS NOT EVEN TO CONNECT 'OUT' WITH YD
Of course, Trump and his backward administration think voters don't understand they're trying to hide the truth of what they've been up to. Trump and his administration are the one with the credibility and corruption problem. Trump and his administration are all talk no evidence!
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Y FOR Y 10:18 ON JOYN W. MY BE Q RED 612 5 AB OUNDING 3:33 FRIDGE COLD ABOUT US 'OUT' 5:18 217 RAY OLMOS RED 65 16 ISRAELITES 'MA Y' MEANS Y W & ARE FOREVER & W R.
Laws don’t matter anymore. I quit.
Dems should have taken a dimmer view of Eric Holder creating precedence by ignoring subpoenas.
Good. resist
This is not Breaking News. This is ‘another day,another defied subpoena’ news.
Obstruction of Congress
Gtfo. This administration is a sham.
LibtardJesus1 Is it my imagination, or did Rick Perry state only a few days ago that he would comply? Trump must have changed Perry's mind during the flight to Texas yesterday. I can't keep up.
Oh! There’s a formal investigation going on? I didn’t know. When did the House vote on that?
Once upon a time in America,truth,justice and abeyance of the law meant something. Things like subpoenas and sworn statements carried weight and were adhered to. Then came trump,and America went to hell.
All this transparency is great.
Penalties are a must... Make it hurt
Isn't that illegal to ignore subpoenas? When did we decide we wanted a dictator and not a democracy?
Hold ‘em in contempt HouseDemocrats SpeakerPelosi RepAdamSchiff .
Good- it’s another democrat sham perpetrated on the American people, with the help of CNN
How can they get away with doing that.... they must be GUILTY of something!!
So start putting people in jail
Basically ..... GFY ....
Impeach them all.
That was not a surprise, not that many felons will hand over their guilt
Just so everyone that is not complying with trumps clear path corruption impeachment KNOW THIS: WE THE PEOPLE ARE HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE AND YOUR AS DIRTY AS TRUMP AND HIS GOONS
Throw them ALL in JAIL NOW
SpeakerPelosi is WEAK. She should be removed if she won’t DO THE JOB OF THE AMERICAN PPL
Nothing oficial No vote So this is a joke Next
There needs to be consequences.
'The Department understands the significance of your request for information and has taken steps to identify, collect and shred potentially responsive documents.'
More obstruction of a Congressional investigation = more articles of impeachment.
This stand off won’t be over until someone goes to jail. Get the handcuffs
Cowards
Yeah, a system of checks and balances. What a joke. Or is it myth?
I think most of us could have predicted this response. The President already said he refuses to comply so it will be up to the courts to compel him.
So it’s officially an impeachment now?
Um doesn't the dems promote resistance? LoL!! demsaremindlesstwits VoteRedToSaveAmerica MAGA2020
Stop playing games with these people. Start levying fines and lock their asses up
Time to drain the real swamp and that Trump and his cronies
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