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"and then they came for the socialists" (midwest.social)
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[-] arrow74@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So I did a bit of a dive and this is what I found:

Committee rules may provide for the full committee to issue a subpoena, or permit subcommittees or the chairman (acting alone or with the ranking member) to issue subpoenas..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

So clarify with a lawyer and ensure that this action was taken under full legal authority and it likely was. I will edit my main comment to prevent the spread of misinformation

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

No need, subpoenas are obvious and in fact of they aren't obvious they aren't a subpoena. Almost every subpoena from Congress the Senate or otherwise will have some variation of "subpoena duces tecum" in the header or the phrase you are "ordered" or "commanded" to appear or provide whatever.

To Nixon https://www.justsecurity.org/61535/congress-subpoena-trump-testify/

Charles Mitchell https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/investigations/image/Pecora_MitchellSubpoena_display.htm

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