GOP bill would allow sheriff’s deputies to arrest people who ignore legislative subpoenas

GOP bill would allow sheriff’s deputies to arrest people who ignore legislative subpoenas

Photo via Getty ImagesRepublicans in the Arizona Legislature want to use county sheriff’s departments to force people to comply with their subpoenas, and for anyone who speaks in front of a legislative committee to do so at risk of perjury.  “You shouldn’t be allowed to come down to the legislature and lie to us in the committee, which, unfortunately, far too many people do,” Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, said of the proposal during a March …

GOP bill would allow sheriff’s deputies to arrest people who ignore legislative subpoenas - Rose Law Group Reporter

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to use county sheriff’s departments to force people to comply with their subpoenas, and for anyone who speaks in front of a legislative committee to do so at risk of perjury.  “You shouldn’t be allowed to come down to the legislature and lie to us in the committee, which, unfortunately, far too many people do,” Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, said of the proposal during…