Posted on 05/10/2019 12:29:10 PM PDT by Steve1999
A senior Democratic lawmaker has suggested fines of $25,000 a day for contempt on U.S. officials who stonewall congressional investigations of President Donald Trump and his administration.Expanding on an idea floated days ago by Democrats as a way of putting some teeth into various inquiries of Trump, his turbulent presidency, his family and his business interests, Representative Adam Schiff spoke in two interviews about reviving the “inherent contempt” power of Congress. “We would levy fines on those who are not cooperating,” Schiff, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee told Axios in an interview published on Friday.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
And what if they don’t pay? A sternly worded letter?
He is full of schiff. They can seek criminal or civil action but nothing empowers them to levy fines without having a conviction or judgement.
Shiffhead.
Is that called the blind leading the stupid?
And collect it how, exactly?
Double
Secret
Probation!
<>We really, really need to give back the power to We the People.<>
The orderly way to do just that is right in front of us in Article V.
Fake News.
Fine in one hand and Schiff in the other.
See which one fills up first.
If that is not a giant upraised middle finger to the dems, I don’t what is.
IHis expression says it all.
“A senior Democratic lawmaker has suggested fines of $25,000 a day for contempt on U.S. officials who stonewall congressional investigations of President Donald Trump and his administration.”
Members of the rat house could be arrested for treason by Marines and be executed.
I am in agreement with this thought. The more time Democrats spend on some dead end rant against the president, the less time they are spending on actually conducting the people’s business. Too bad we couldn’t figure out a way that would allow them to only be paid for productive time they spend according to the Constitution. People like Schiff( and many others) would have to take second jobs in the private sector to eat.
Call in obama and ask him where he was when Benghazi happened. He won’t answer. Now fine him $25,000 a day.
Same for Hillary Clinton etc. for all her crimes.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.