Doolittle: Catch Me if You CanTake heart, California’s Fourth Congressional District. Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) may be under federal investigation for taking bribes from Jack Abramoff, but he’s got due process on his side. And he says he’s going to litigate his way to at least one more term:
Rep. John Doolittle disclosed Wednesday that his attorney is fighting subpoenas issued to him for office records and that he believes the investigation of him will be on hiatus for one to two years while the constitutionality of the subpoena is fought out in the courts….In a telephone news conference Wednesday, Doolittle said the legal battle is delaying the federal investigation.
“My attorney tells me that this issue alone – the constitutional issue presented by those subpoenas, which as you know is also being litigated against the Justice Department by the U.S. House of Representatives – is going to take one to two years to resolve,” Doolittle said.
He was asked: “Do you see your case stretching one to two years down the road then?”
“Since the subpoenas involve me and my office, that’s what I am saying – one to two years on this issue alone,” he said.