U.S. lawmakers threaten to subpoena Trump aide Conway

 

Stephanie Grisham, spokesperson for first lady Melania Trump, reacts with White House senior advisor Kellyanne Conway after arriving for a campaign rally with U.S. President Donald Trump in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel warned in a letter it could subpoena the testimony of Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, if she does not appear at a scheduled hearing this week.

 

The House Oversight Committee, chaired by Democrat Elijah Cummings, said it would vote on a potential subpoena if Conway does not testify before lawmakers at a scheduled Wednesday session focused on her alleged violations of the Hatch Act.

 

The 1939 law prohibits executive branch employees from engaging in some political activities.

 

The hearing was scheduled after the Office of Special Counsel, a U.S. government watchdog agency, earlier this month recommended Conway be fired for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media.

 

Trump has said he would not fire 52-year-old Conway, a former political pollster who became Trump's campaign manager in 2016 and the first woman to oversee a winning U.S. presidential campaign.

 

If Conway does not testify at the hearing, the Committee plans to hold a business meeting to consider authorizing a subpoena for the White House advisor for "testimony in connection with her failure to comply with the Hatch Act and ethics laws," Cummings wrote in a letter to Committee members dated Friday.

 

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

The threat is a sign of growing frustration among House Democrats who have been thwarted in their efforts to hold to account the Trump administration.

 

Senior administration officials including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr have all defied subpoena requests from Democratic-led House panels in recent months.

 

Now serving as counselor to the president at the White House, Conway regularly defends Trump and attacks his rivals online and in television interviews, often on the White House grounds.

 

The Special Counsel's office, an independent agency, is run by lawyer Henry Kerner, who was confirmed by the Senate in October 2017 after Trump nominated him for the position.

 

(Reporting by Alexandra Alper; Editing by Marguerita Choy)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-06-24

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If Conway does testify under oath, will it not be perjury if she tells "alternative facts"?

Perhaps she could give a videos testimony via her microwave oven.

Hands off my favourite drag queen

 

U.S. lawmakers Democrat politicians threaten to subpoena Trump aide Conway

Elijah Cummings is leading the charge. What a joke!  In addition to the past, a complaint was filed to the IRS against Maya Rockymoore Cummings. Where there is smoke there is fire. 

 

The demon-rats will continue the dog and pony show, cause that’s all they got. 

 

Cant wait for the first dozen or so indictments to roll out... then the circus will be force to pack up and shut-up!????????????

1 hour ago, rabas said:

 

U.S. lawmakers Democrat politicians threaten to subpoena Trump aide Conway

Who's next? 

Barron? 

There has never been a direct answer come out of her mouth yet, why do they think she will answer of their questions truthfully?

Ahhh the Beavis to his Butthead.

Another 'quality' hire hopefully getting her comeuppance at a Democratic inquiry near you.

He will probably try to invoke a presidential privilege, and forbid her from appearing and answering questions.

 

3 hours ago, rabas said:

U.S. lawmakers Democrat politicians threaten to subpoena Trump aide Conway

 

 

I can get behind this post 100%, since it seems democrats are the only ones interested in holding people accountable when they break the law.

 

2 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Who's next? Barron? 

 

Why?  What do you think he's done to draw the attention of the OSC?

What a pos even her husband can’t stand her never a straightforward honest answer out of her mouth do they put her makeup on with a cement trowel she looks like an animated corpse even if she answered she will lie 

She won't be able to make it, as she's attending the Bowling Green massacre memorial ceremony on that day. And any other alternative day, as well.

5 hours ago, Morch said:

She won't be able to make it, as she's attending the Bowling Green massacre memorial ceremony on that day. And any other alternative day, as well.

Perfect laughed so hard I almost crapped mysielf !

14 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

He will probably try to invoke a presidential privilege, and forbid her from appearing and answering questions.

 

Already underway...

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-says-democrats-seeking-testimony-on-hatch-act-violations-are-retaliating-against-her-politically/2019/06/24/9398d3ea-9689-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html?utm_term=.44cbddad9903

22 hours ago, helpisgood said:

If Conway does testify under oath, will it not be perjury if she tells "alternative facts"?

"On the advice of my attorney...………………………."

 

Are there no lengths those people will not go to to try and find something to hang Trump with?

They should remember that what goes around comes around, and they may not be the majority come the election.

22 hours ago, webfact said:

The threat is a sign of growing frustration among House Democrats who have been thwarted in their efforts to hold to account the Trump administration.

 

Not working out how they imagined when they took control of the house.

Not only has Mueller been stopped in his tracks, they can't even get Nancy to impeach him.

11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

"On the advice of my attorney...………………………."

 

Are there no lengths those people will not go to to try and find something to hang Trump with?

They should remember that what goes around comes around, and they may not be the majority come the election.

I think they have remembered what goes around comes around.

 

Check the record.

5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not working out how they imagined when they took control of the house.

Not only has Mueller been stopped in his tracks, they can't even get Nancy to impeach him.

Perhaps Mueller has been stopped in his tracks.

 

We’ll get to hear if such obstruction of justice took place when he gives his testimony on the matter.

18 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

He will probably try to invoke a presidential privilege, and forbid her from appearing and answering questions.

 

She’s being called to give testimony on her political comments from her position in the Executive.

 

There is no executive privilege on her public comments.

 

The issue is the legality of he remarks given her position in government.

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Perhaps Mueller has been stopped in his tracks.

 

We’ll get to hear if such obstruction of justice took place when he gives his testimony on the matter.

LOL. He can testify all he likes but the fact is that he worked for the AG and the AG had every right to fire him for any reason whatsoever. He only started and lasted so long because of that <deleted><deleted> Sessions recusing himself, instead of resigning and allowing someone to actually do the job.