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David Zappelli

#SFBA remind #Congress member #RoKhanna of his priorities. He actually missed a vote to #subpoena #Musk and stop the #coup leveraged by #DOGE.

Copied here is a post from #BlueSky where Khanna posts.

He is literally my representative in #SanJose and #SiliconValley. I can’t even begin to tell you how disappointing, frustrating, and outrageous it is to get this news.
Our local #economy, #California, and #America are on the line… and he missed it?? #Khanna #Pelosi, #Lofgren, #Liccardo, #Panetta et al. Get going! Contact your representatives!

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Nonilex

#Loudermilk had publicly floated the idea of issuing a #subpoena to #CassidyHutchinson, who…in an explosive 2022 hearing, …testified that #Trump had wanted an armed mob to march to the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021 — & that he wanted to join them.

Before that meeting, a #MikeJohnson aide told Loudermilk’s staff that multiple colleagues raised concerns w/the speaker’s office about the potential for public disclosure of “sexual texts from members who were trying to engage in sexual favors” w/Hutchinson…

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Nonilex

#MikeJohnson revived the investigation this week as part of an effort by #Trump & his allies to seek #retribution against perceived political enemies….

In a meeting following the June conversation, Johnson (R-LA) & senior aides also conveyed to Rep #BarryLoudermilk (R-GA) & members of his staff that issuing a #subpoena to #CassidyHutchinson & asking her to testify under oath would serve as another opportunity for her to retell her story & potentially embarrass the Trump White House….

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Nonilex

An aide to #House Speaker #MikeJohnson advised #Republican colleagues against subpoenaing fmr White House aide #CassidyHutchinson as part of their investigation into the #Jan6, 2021, attack in an effort to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that *lawmakers* sent her, acc/to written correspondence reviewed by WaPo & a person familiar w/the effort.

The aide intervened last June, citing concerns that a #subpoena could expose the texts….

#SexualHarassment #law
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The Washington Post · Johnson aide discouraged Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’By Jacqueline Alemany
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Chuck Darwin

claimed he could not comply with the Congressional on the basis of assumed executive privilege, arguing that
—although he was a private citizen at the time
—his discussions with Trump were confidential.
Bannon will likely attempt to appeal the case again,
either to the 11-member bench of the appeals court or to the Supreme Court.
In the meantime, he is likely headed to .
Another of Trump’s former advisors
—
— faced a similar fate in January, when he was sentenced to four months in prison after spending years dodging a Congressional subpoena.
All of his attempts to overturn his sentence have failed.

newrepublic.com/post/181471/st

The New Republic · Dirtbag Rightist Steve Bannon Could Be Spending Election Day in a JailA court has unanimously rejected Bannon’s appeal of his contempt of Congress convictions.
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Chuck Darwin

Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over gifts to justices

Multiple reports, led by the non-profit newsroom ProPublica, have described undisclosed gifts including luxury travel and resort stays given to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, long-serving hardline court rightwingers.

Thomas and Alito deny all wrongdoing. The chief justice, John Roberts, has refused to testify in Congress. The court issued a new ethics code but it is enforceable only by the justices themselves.

In November, the Senate committee voted on party lines to subpoena Leo and the Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, a collector of Hitler memorabilia with close links to Thomas.
On Thursday, more than four months later, Leo said he had received a subpoena but a spokesperson for Crow said he did not.

In a statement to the Washington Post, Durbin said: “Since July 2023, Leonard Leo has responded to the legitimate oversight requests of the Senate judiciary committee with a blanket refusal to cooperate.
His outright defiance left the committee with no other choice but to move forward with compulsory process. For that reason, I have issued a subpoena to Mr Leo.

“Mr Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the supreme court … This subpoena is a direct result of Mr Leo’s own actions and choices.”

Progressive groups welcomed the Leo subpoena but protested the lack of one for Crow.

Caroline Ciccone, president of Accountable.US, which has focused on drawing attention to Leo’s coordination of billions of dollars in rightwing political spending, said: “Thanks to … Leo, a full-blown corruption crisis has plagued the high court for over a year, undermining its credibility …
“Today’s subpoena is a critical step toward accountability, and toward ensuring that our high court adheres to the highest possible ethics standards.
As a result of the strong leadership of chairman Durbin and the judiciary committee, we can now begin to get to the bottom of the corruption crisis pervading the supreme court.”

theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/1

The Guardian · Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court giftsBy Martin Pengelly
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Chuck Darwin

Federalist Society co-Chairman said Thursday he is “not capitulating” after he announced Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed a against him.

“Today, I received an unlawful and politically motivated subpoena from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin,” Leo said in a statement obtained by the Washington Examiner.
Last November, the Democratic-led committee held a vote to authorize subpoenas for GOP megadonor and the  co-chairman, the latter of which has long been criticized for his role in influencing the federal judiciary.

Durbin accused Leo of playing a “central role in the plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but the Committee,” calling the subpoena a result of Leo’s “own actions and choices,”

washingtonexaminer.com/news/ju

Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government · Leonard Leo says he’s ‘not capitulating’ after Durbin subpoena - Washington ExaminerFederalist Society co-Chairman Leonard Leo said he is "not capitulating" after he announced Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed a subpoena against him.
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Chuck Darwin

Peter Navarro is due to report to a federal prison on Tuesday after an appeals court ruled that his appeal wasn’t likely to overturn his conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the attack that Trump supporters aimed at the US Capitol in 2021.
has maintained that he couldn’t cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive . Federal judge Amit Mehta, who was appointed during Barack Obama’s presidency, barred Navarro from making that argument at trial, finding that he didn’t show Trump had actually invoked it.

His emergency application to the Supreme Court comes as the court separately prepares to hear arguments on whether Trump himself has presidential from charges alleging he interfered in the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden
Navarro was the second Trump aide convicted of misdemeanor congressional contempt charges. Former Trump White House chief strategist previously received a four-month sentence but was allowed to stay free pending appeal by federal judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump.
Navarro – an economist and Trump’s trade adviser – was found guilty of a for documents and a deposition from the House committee that was investigating the January 6 attack. He also Trump’s about how electoral fraudsters denied him victory against Biden and was given a four-month sentence.

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m

The Guardian · Former Trump adviser appeals to supreme court to keep him out of prisonBy Guardian staff reporter
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LilMikeSF

cites lack of "" in 4 month sentence for advisor of case over riot hearings. Navarro who claimed as excuse to ignore received same as whose is still out on appeal for similar matter.

“I have a great deal of respect for your client and all he’s accomplished. I really do,” told 's Thursday. “That’s what makes it all the more disappointing the way he behaved.”

themessenger.com/politics/pete

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