Wexler: McClellan Must Testify Under Oath Before House Judiciary Committee

[kpete]

Wexler: McClellan Must Testify Under Oath Before House Judiciary Committee
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2008-05-28 19:20. Congress
Former White House Aide’s Revelations Make Out Case for Obstruction of Justice by Rove and Libby in Valerie Plame Case

(Washington, DC) Today Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) called for former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify under oath regarding the devastating revelations made in his new book on the Bush Administration’s deliberate efforts to mislead the American people into the Iraq War.

“The admissions made by Scott McClellan in his new book are earth-shattering and allege facts to establish that Karl Rove and Scooter Libby – and possibly Vice President Cheney - conspired to obstruct justice by lying about their role in the Plame Wilson matter and that the Bush Administration deliberately lied to the American people in order to take us to war in Iraq. Scott McClellan must now appear before the House Judiciary Committee under oath to tell Congress and the American people how President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and White House officials deliberately orchestrated a massive propaganda campaign to sell the war in Iraq to the American people.”

“The allegations by this former top White House aide – that Rove and Libby deliberately coordinated their stories in order to obstruct justice in the Plame case, that the President deliberately disregarded contradictory evidence related to Iraq, should outrage every American and Congress must respond by initiating immediate aggressive oversight starting with an appearance by McClellan before the House Judiciary Committee. Any continued obstruction by this Administration to prevent White House officials from appearing before Congress cannot be tolerated by this Congress in the face of these shocking revelations.”

Congressman Wexler has led a nationwide campaign in favor of holding impeachment hearings for Vice-President Dick Cheney. Congressman Wexler is Chairman of the Europe Subcommittee and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Judiciary Committee.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/33686

[truebrit71]

1. Now watch the WH try and claim that their former 'disgruntled' employee has executive privilege...

...hehehe...

This could get interesting...

[Wizard777]

14. Can Scott reject or waive executive privilege?

Executive privilege protects the Presidents advisor's and the advice they give from disclosure. This allowing The President to receive unfettered advice from them. But can it be used to protect The President from his advisor's and form a gag order? Can his advisor's waive the protection of Executive Privilege?

[redhed67]

15. Don't hold your breath..

Congress has blustered before about how they'll do something
about the Bush Mafia. Have they?? Nope. I'll believe it when I
see it. 

[Vickers]

33. Yes, let's blame Congress.

:eyes:

Fucking "independents"....make a fucking choice, ya silk-wearin' buttercup.

[NMDemDist2]

2. sooo K&N!!!! if Snotty didn't see this coming he's a bigger ass

than any of us gave him credit for being.

hehehe :evilgrin:

[w13rd0]

8. Scotty isn't from a politically nieve...

...tradition as I understand it. I wouldn't be so sure this wasn't expected.

[hisownpetard]

9. Of course he saw it coming. That's why he came out with the book, first - $$$

I'm sure that was part of the deal!

Why spill the beans for free, when he can cash in on it, as long as he's going down?

I'll bet the WH is borrowing a bunch of diapers from Vitter, even as we speak!!

[Bluebear]

3. PERFECT

[WilliamPitt]

4. Fuckin'. A.

[wtmusic]

5. House of cards?

If Scotty sends everyone else to prison, he's forgiven. Sort of.

[trueblue2007]

27. no he'd be forgiving if he'd have done this 4 years ago

or BEFORE the war even began.

[Parche]

6. Finally

Wexler Rocks

Let's get him under oath, and get the truth......


Oh yeah, hand cuff Darrell Issa to the Congress Bathroom stall before this hearing....
:woohoo: :rofl: :hi:

[seemslikeadream]

7. Did Scotty talk to Fitzgerald?

[WhiteTara]

12. my exact question

followed by this one: Will Fitz reconvene the grand jury to discuss this?

[seemslikeadream]

24. You got to catch Dana Millbank's(Olbermann show) remark on this

I'll get the exact quote later and post it

[marylanddem]

10. Yes!!!!

[orleans]

11. k&r. GO WEXLER!!! it's about time to kick their collective ass! n/t

[nichomachus]

13. Scotty -- don't start reading any really long books

and make sure your life insurance is paid up

[Lugnut]

16. Whoopsie.

How suh-weet it is. :)

[Chimichurri]

17. Go Wexler, go! He never disappoints. I hope this actually plays out.

Time for accountability is way overdue.

[Imagevision]

18. Just in time for the GE - McSame comments should be humorous

[pberq]

19. Will they follow through on this???

Remains to be seen - past experience is not encouraging.

"Any continued obstruction by this Administration to prevent White House officials from appearing before Congress cannot be tolerated by this Congress in the face of these shocking revelations.”

[Uncle Joe]

20. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Independent_Liberal]

21. This is good! Don't let the naysayers kill the momentum.

K&R!

[librechik]

22. good one--this is the first thing I thought of!

let him talk on the record unpaid!

[AntiFascist]

23. K&R n/t

[spanone]

25. AfuckingMEN

[orleans]

26. kicking n/t

[balantz]

28. kick n/t

[Swamp Rat]

29. Pass the popcorn!

:popcorn:

[orleans]

30. worth kicking all night long! n/t

[earth mom]

31. Dare we all hope that this will finally take the criminals down?

Scotty better watch his back........

[Duer 157099]

32. Must? You mean like Harriet Myers, and Karl Rove Must?

Or maybe it means might. Or should.