During the Senate Judiciary Committee debate on granting authority to issue subpoenas in the Justice Department purge scandal, Arlen Specter groveled:
If we don't like what we get, we can always issue a subpoena and move with a subpoena if we don't like what we get. Why not take what we can get in the interest of...
At that point, Patrick Leahy interrupted him, visibly angry:
No, no, what we're told we can get is nothing, nothing, nothing. We're told we can have a closed door meeting, with no transcript, not under oath, limited number of people and the White House would determine what the agenda is. That to me is nothing.
And moments ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted for the authority to issue subpoenas. So let's start issuing them.