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Originally Posted by dc_dux
When Congress conducts legislative hearings, they generally do not require testifying under oath.
When Congress conducts oversight hearings, they ALWAYS require testifying under oath.
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Missed the point. Perhaps, they could have simply took the WH's offer got as much information as possible. Then they could...
When I am conducting an investigation, I start being as non-confrontational as possible. I get the easy information first and in a progressive manner ask more and more pointed questions. You don't give up your right to request testimony under oath, or your right to subpoena information.
The approach used by Congress kinda tells me that they were not really on a search for information and truth. Anyone who has ever been involved in investigations would agree that there is a logical and systematic approach to getting information on the record. The approach used by Congress has not been consistent with that.