Waxman Requests Deposition of Former White House Aide Susan Ralston

[sabra]

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1235




some pics:

[CottonBear]

1. She's holed up and lawyering up somewhere.

Can she refuse to testify since she's only being requested to the deposition?

[Spazito]

2. Oh my, my, my! Things have gotten even more interesting with this!

I wonder if the betting pool will have her invoking the 5th amendment or the WH claiming she is covered under some sort of retroactive "executive privelege". My bet is the 5th, lol.

Thanks for posting this! Recommended.

[CottonBear]

6. I'll bet that she'll take the fifth. She's too close to Rove and Abramoff

and there's no way she can claim that she can't remember or doesn't recall like Sampson did yesterday.
:popcorn:

[Spazito]

26. Agree! Her lawyers are already on the phone to the lawyers

of the Committee bargaining for immunity. The only question, imo, is: Will she get immunity?

[CottonBear]

37. She might get it but I hope they don't offer it to many others

becuause I want all of the loyal Bushie criminals sorry asses in jail.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. Waxman is priceless! He's on the tail of the WH/Abramoff connection too! eom

[The Count]

4. She is like the diuretic seagull - everything passes through her...

[RevCheesehead]

5. I take it she's no longer "missing."

What's the deal with that?

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Yeah, I noticed that too. Waxie's got an address for her.

[TahitiNut]

8. Can't really tell. The (blacked-out) address could be "c/o Karl Rove"

:evilgrin:

[onenote]

44. I guess he didn't hear the NPR report -- of course no one else did either

other than the one second-hand report on DU, as far as I can tell.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

9. K&R

[WiseButAngrySara]

10. YES! I was waiting for this. Hope they subpoena her Blackberry

records.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=529074&mesg_id=529074

:kick: and R!

[seemslikeadream]

17. Happiness Runs

in a circular motion


:hi:

[WiseButAngrySara]

28. Yes it does dear seemslikeadream!!!

:hi:

[Roland99]

11. And the Russians say King George will attack Iran on April 6 (one day later)

buh-bye oversight, hello global war!

[soothsayer]

16. nah, not until april 17, 18, 19. Operation TIRANT (The Iran Naval

Theater, they claim)

[Roland99]

31. Well, there are articles out discussing a US missile strike in Iran on April 6

[soothsayer]

34. Operation TIRANT: The Iran Near Theater (i ferget which)

[hang a left]

12. So some members are not taking off for two weeks.

That is good news.

I am going to search for some answers regarding depositions.

[hang a left]

23. They can file a motion to quash the deposition...

While searching I found an interesting document regarding the quashing of a deposition for Kyle Sampson if anyone is interested:

http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/docs/txt/04282003_motion4.txt

[hang a left]

24. another interesting document of the same

http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/docs/txt/09162002_reply.txt

[soothsayer]

13. ooh, on Maundy Thursday! The Last Supper for gonzo?

[Beetwasher]

14. Holy Crap, It's Coming Fast And Furious Now!! Mentions NON-GOV'T EMAILS!!!!

Wow wow wow wow wow. Waxman is so on the ball! I am in awe.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. You think he has staffers who check the various liberal blogs to keep up on

dirt?

[AndyA]

25. Absolutely. They would be foolish not to.

Look at all the news that breaks on the Internets first.

I often see things here at DU that aren't covered elsewhere for hours, if at all. I'll bet Dems and Repukes have people assigned to read community boards like DU.

If they don't, they're stupid not to.

I've had more than one staffer tell me, "Yes, I saw that at DU..." or "I read about that on the Internet, and will continue to follow it..." So yes, they are reading.

From our fingers to their eyes.

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. I think so too. Look at the thinktank that DU is. Someone posts an idea "I think Karl Rove might be

involed in..." then people pile on and pitch in with research and before you know it you've got a serious case laid out against the guy.

[colorado_ufo]

50. Want to stay informed and get the real stuff? Stay with DU!

Below are the headlines for the "national news" on my home page this morning. This is why I quickly glance at the weather, etc. and then click to DU for the REAL news! (The one about Tillman has appeared for almost three days now - getting a bit "stale!")

* General Tried to Warn Bush About Tillman

• Ohio Team Shattered by Crash Plays Ball

• Ala. Car-Bus Wreck Kills 1, Injures 20

• Pet Food Recall Expands to New Wet Brand

• Stolen Fetus Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

• 'Barbie Bandit' Suspect Released on Bail

• Maine Man Killed After 16-Hour Standoff

• Brush Fire Erupts in Hollywood Hills

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. I was trying to copy and paste a photo of Rove and

Ralston during election night that was posted before on DU. Can someone instruct me on how to do this?

[sabra]

19. all you have to is paste the link of the pic...

[WiseButAngrySara]

22. That's the one! Thank you Sabra. I tried but no luck!. ....n/t

[PhilipShore]

18. Excellent news

[bdamomma]

21. boy, Waxman is a pitbull!!

what a good man.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. A pitbull for justice!

The best kind.

[myrna minx]

30. No kidding!

He's done his homework these last few years, so he's ready to spring out of no where no matter where they run. :rofl:

[malaise]

32. This is non-stop action from

The Waxman. G Henry!! Down they go.

[bleever]

33. Heh.

It was just a matter of time.

Thank you Chairman Waxman. Some of us have been waiting for this for a long time.

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[catmandu57]

35. Welcome to shock and awe

The democratic way, lets drop a few hundred smart bombs and watch kkkarl dance between the raindrops.

[WiseButAngrySara]

36. Waxman HR #1255 ...Bill now in Senate. Waxman is awesome.

Is this good timing or what? If someone knows what the status of this Bill is in the Senate, or has any idea of the time frame involved, I would really appreciate the knowledge.

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1193

H.R. 1255: The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007

On March 1, 2007, Rep. Henry A. Waxman along with Reps. Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced H.R. 1255, The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. The Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives reported this bill favorably to the full committee on March 6.

Overturning the Bush Executive Order. Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. In November 2001, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13233 which overturned an executive order issued by President Reagan and gave current and former presidents and vice presidents broad authority to withhold presidential records or delay their release indefinitely. The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 would nullify the Bush executive order and establish procedures to ensure the timely release of presidential records.

Establishing a Deadline for Review of Records. Under the Bush executive order, the Archivist must wait for both the current and former president to approve the release of presidential records, a review process that can continue indefinitely. Under the bill, the current and former president would have a set time period of no longer than 40 business days to raise objections to the release of these records by the Archivist.

Limiting the Authority of Former Presidents to Withhold Presidential Records. Under the Reagan executive order, a former president could request that the incumbent president assert a claim of executive privilege and thereby stop the release of the records. If the incumbent president decided not to assert executive privilege, however, the records would be released unless the former president could persuade a court to uphold the former president’s assertion of the privilege. The Bush executive order reversed this process and required the incumbent president to sustain the executive privilege claim of the former president unless a person seeking access could persuade a court to reject the claim. In effect, the Bush order gave former presidents virtually unlimited authority to withhold presidential records through assertions of executive privilege. The legislation would restore the Reagan approach, giving the incumbent president the discretion to reject ill-founded assertions of executive privilege by former presidents.

Requiring the President to Make Privilege Claims Personally. Under the Bush executive order, designees of the former president could assert privilege claims after the death of the president, in effect making the right to assert executive privilege an asset of the former president’s estate. The bill would make clear that the right to claim executive privilege is personal to current and former presidents and cannot be bequeathed to assistants, relatives, or descendants.

Eliminating Executive Privilege Claims for Vice Presidents. In an unprecedented step, the Bush executive order authorized former vice presidents to assert executive privilege claims over vice presidential records. The bill restores the long-standing understanding that the right to assert executive privilege over presidential records is a right held only by presidents.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/11/2001110 ...

Presidential Records Act Executive Order
Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act Executive Order

[gkhouston]

38. and Sara Taylor's just resigned... bet Waxman wants to chat with her, too.

Psst, Rove... they're gaining on you.

[SharonRB]

39. Oh, yeah!

Has he tipped his hand too much in this letter, though? She'll come in with pat answers for everything -- or maybe not, maybe she'll plead the 5th or use the Lurita Doan defense "But, Congressman, I really don't remember."

I'm impressed that he's having a hearing while Congress is on Easter break.

Go get 'er, Henry!!!!!!!!

:yourock:

[donkeyotay]

40. In her email she said "blackbeny" not berry. There is such a thing

Aether Systems announced that E*Trade has selected Aether to distribute and provide a real-time quotes and news application for E*Trade's mobile financial services for the BlackBeny by Aether wireless e-mail solution. With more than three million on-line users, E*Trade is a global leader in on-line personal financial services.

Under the terms of the agreement, Aether will offer E*Trade customers an integrated wireless data package -- including application server and support hosting, customer support, and 24-hour network operations support. Aether will also provide real-time quotes and news components, as well as third-part hardware and software -- to provide access to E*Trade's complete range of mobile financial services across both brokerage and banking.

These wireless services will launch with Blackbeny by Aether. BlackBeny is an award-winning wireless e-mail solution developed by Research In Motion Ltd. The devices will also include E*Trade's existing top-rated wireless application.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IGV/is_2_3/ai_71561814

[seafan]

41. Glory be! I just now saw this thread! EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!

I cross-posted your thread to this news about Susan Taylor resigning.



This is a VERY GOOD DAY!

[DCKit]

42. And one HELL of a great week.

Go get 'em Henry!!!!

[Javaman]

43. Imagine the look on these pukes faces when, thinking they finally...

left the clutches of these rightwing bastards, they get a summons letter in the mail. once you got the stink on you, there's no scraping it off.

wah wah waaaaaaaaah...

"just when I think I'm out, they suck me back in"
-Al Pacino.

Bwahahahahahahahaha

:rofl:

[kiteinthewind]

45. Damn, I just love Waxman!

:kick:

[byronius]

46. I hear panicky cockroaches skittling away in the dark...

That's insulting to cockroaches. I'm sorry.

[Sydnie]

47. Loving every minute of this idea!

Now, can you bring in their other friends too please? :rofl:

[mile18blister]

48. And the hits just keep on coming.

:woohoo:
But I want KKKarl. Under oath. In public. With someone standing by with a mop, bucket and disinfectant to clean up the pool of sweat and pee.

[Riverman]

49. When will John Doolittle, CA -R be Indicted for his dealing with

Abramoff? He must be brought down for his crimes

[L. Coyote]

51. kick and cross post: Email-Gate FACTS: Felons, georgewbush.com, gwb43.com , et. al.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x523978