House Judiciary Dem mocks GOP Comey subpoena

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) issued an imitation subpoena on Thursday for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to testify before his own committee.

Gutiérrez is ripping Goodlatte over his effort to force the Justice Department to release seven memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his interactions with President Trump.

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“My ‘subpoena’ is just as valid as the one that Bob Goodlatte and the Republicans are sending to [Deputy Attorney General Rod] Rosenstein and the DOJ,” Gutiérrez said Thursday while holding a mock signing ceremony.

Goodlatte is expected to subpoena Justice as soon as this week to get the memos.

Rosenstein has asked Goodlatte, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) for more time to consult with “relevant parties” before making the memos available to lawmakers.

“The little skit we taped in my office matches the seriousness and gravitas that should be afforded to the Chairman and his team for this transparent action to derail a federal investigation into serious wrongdoing,” Gutiérrez said.