Lawyers spar over House subpoena for ex-FBI director Comey
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November 30, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Comey's lawyer urged a judge Friday to block a subpoena requiring that the former FBI director submit to a private interview before a House panel, arguing that Republican lawmakers want to take shots in a "dark alley."
But a lawyer for Congress said committees are free to conduct investigations as they please and that Comey, who is concerned that statements from a closed-door interview would be selectively leaked, had no right to refuse a subpoena and demand a public hearing.
"No federal district court judge in the history of the republic has granted the type of relief...
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