Congress Still Hasn't Turned Over Cunningham Documents

Congress still hasn't turned over Cunningham documents

Do we need any more proof that the whole damn Congress is corrupted and needs an overhaul?

The U.S. attorney's office in San Diego is seeking access to thousands of pages of Congressional documents, some going back to 1997, which relate to Cunningham and government programs he had influence over as a member of the Appropriations and Intelligence panels. Prosecutors also are seeking to interview staffers from several of the committees about their dealings with Cunningham.

The request for the documents and for interviews with staffers came in a March 7 letter to the House General Counsel. Since then, the two sides have exchanged offers, although no final agreement has been reached.

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In the meantime, Reps. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and Jane Harman (D-Calif.), the chairman and ranking member of the Intelligence panel, respectively, want to have committee investigators interview Cunningham and have made a request to the Justice Department to have him made available to their panel. There are no set procedures for House committees compelling interviews with people serving prison sentences.

In an interview last week, Hoekstra said DOJ officials have been unwilling so far to comply with the request, but he remains confident that it will happen, even if the committee has to issue a subpoena for Cunningham.