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shadowsword87 posted...

Wait a second, all of these have been settled out of court in the civil system, you can't just go into the criminal court when it's already done.

I realize I'm siding with the bad guy here, but this is how the system works.

...? they weren't all settled out of court, and a Congressional Investigation is not bringing a crime to the criminal court system.

Investigative hearings share some of the characteristics of legislative and oversight hearings. The difference lies in Congress's stated determination to investigate, usually when there is a suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of public officials acting in their official capacity, or private citizens whose activities suggest the need for a legislative remedy.

basically is/was there misconduct and if so what should the remedy be
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