{"id":4239,"date":"2007-12-14T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2007-12-14T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2017-05-21T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T19:47:17","slug":"house-judiciary-trio-calls-for-impeach-cheney-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/house-judiciary-trio-calls-for-impeach-cheney-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"House Judiciary Trio Calls for Impeach Cheney Hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/cheney2.jpg\" > <img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/cheney2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"cheney2.jpg\" align= \"left\"\/><\/a>The Nation<br \/>\nblogged by John Nichols<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThree senior members of the House Judiciary Committee have called for the immediate opening of impeachment hearings for Vice President Richard Cheney.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDemocrats Robert Wexler of Florida, Luis Gutierrez of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin on Friday distributed a statement, &#8220;A Case for Hearings,&#8221; that declares, &#8220;The issues at hand are too serious to ignore, including credible allegations of abuse of power that if proven may well constitute high crimes and misdemeanors under our constitution. The charges against Vice President Cheney relate to his deceptive actions leading up to the Iraq war, the revelation of the identity of a covert agent for political retaliation, and the illegal wiretapping of American citizens.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nation blogged by John Nichols Three senior members of the House Judiciary Committee have called for the immediate opening of impeachment hearings for Vice President Richard Cheney. 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