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Wed Oct 2, 2019, 02:57 PM Oct 2019

Bearing teeth: 'Immediately halt all efforts' letter from Engel & Schiff yesterday

Committee on Foreign Affairs PDF

Thanks to pnwmom for posting

Such inference may subject Department officials who engage in the obstruction to liability under several federal statutes:

* It is a criminal violation punishable by fine or up to five years in prison to, “by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication,” influence, obstruct, or impede or endeavor to do so, “the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry...

* Any Department official who “prohibits or prevents” or “attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent” any officer or employee of the Federal Government from speaking with the Committee could have his or her salary withheld pursuant to section 713 of the Financial Services and General Appropriations Act.
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Bearing teeth: 'Immediately halt all efforts' letter from Engel & Schiff yesterday (Original Post) ffr Oct 2019 OP
Pompeo should be impeached along with Trump Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #1
And definitely leftieNanner Oct 2019 #2
Boom! MineralMan Oct 2019 #3
That's my Congressman! (Engel) DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #4
Stop his paychecks till the fucker resigns or Trump pays him out of his pocket. Autumn Oct 2019 #5
Your title should read "Baring teeth"...just saying. abqtommy Oct 2019 #6
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