Subpoena Quotes

You've done not a darn thing except to obfuscate and not obey the subpoenas of this committee. - Joe Barton

You know, this is - one can imagine how life would be different if one body of Congress was controlled by the other party, there would be subpoena power and there would be all - mechanisms to get to the bottom of all sorts of issues of controversy. - Michael Isikoff

With the privilege, we and our clients are secure in the knowledge that we cannot be subpoenaed or otherwise forced to divulge what they tell us. Only with the protection of attorney-client privilege can our clients tell us the whole story and only then can we provide effective counsel or advocacy. Any undermining of that privilege is a cause of great concern to the profession. - Vincent Buzard

What is broken about the way we are handling matters involving subpoenas to the media? We rarely issue subpoenas to the media seeking information about confidential sources. And when we do, it is only after painstakingly careful review and meticulous adherence to our internal guidelines. - Chuck Rosenberg

We've issued subpoenas and we expect the companies to obey subpoenas. - Dan Leistikow

We're not going to try to get these people not to respond. But any lawyer worth his salt will see the subpoenas are not worth so much toilet paper. - Dick DeGuerin

We're going to ask the court to quash the subpoenas. - Thomas Burke

We seek information about confidential sources from reporters only when it really, really matters. What is broken about the way we are handling subpoenas to the media? ... I don't see anything in our work that justifies discarding 33 years of careful practice that has served the nation well. - Chuck Rosenberg