Posted on 05/08/2019 2:10:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating a growing feud between Democrats and the Trump administration over special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
In a 24-16 vote, Democrats made a formal recommendation that the House hold Barr in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for Mueller's full un-redacted report and underlying documents.
It’s unclear when the contempt resolution will advance to the House floor for a full vote, though House leaders have expressed support for it.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) backed the contempt resolution during a Washington Post event earlier Wednesday, and said impeaching Barr is “not off the table.”
She also criticized the administration for actions that she has argued are meant to provoke Democrats into launching impeachment proceedings against the president.
"Every single day the president is making a case — he's becoming self-impeachable, in terms of some of the things he's doing," she said.
Democrats were angered on the eve of the contempt vote after Barr threatened to recommend that that President Trump exert executive privilege over the redacted information in Mueller’s report as well as the underlying evidence. The Justice Department followed through with the threat just before the markup began.
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So what?
They can’t force him to do anything.
The House hold the AG in contempt for not violating the law?
Who can make sense of this crap anymore?
I’m sorry, that is not how Holder handled it. 0bama claimed Executive Privilege over Holder’s actions which nullified the contempt charge. It was an entirely inappropriate use of Executive Privilege.
They can’t hold him in contempt he is under executive privilege WTH??? The whole damn Mueller report is under executive privilege, they honestly believe that casting this shadow over Trump that his voters will vote Dem they are truly as STUPID as they behave!!! Trump IS TEPHLON, these bastards will NEVER touch him, God PLEASE let 2020 be a landslide even with the fraud WE ALL know will happen!!!
Thanks.
I appreciate the correction.
FReepon!
That is a badge of honor. This is the most corrupt legislative house in our history. The public approval rating proves that fact.
Not a problem.
Holder was actually violating the law by withholding the documents demanded of him. Barr is not withholding the requested document, he released it and didn’t have to, and what he redacted is not only legal to redact but illegal to release.
0bumwart claimed EP for Holder which isn’t appropriate because Holder was not a WH staffer and was not acting on behalf of the president. Trump is claiming EP for the Mueller Report, not for Barr, which is his privilege.
Good. Often it feels good to vent frustation. Well said, FRnewsjunkie.
“House panel votes to hold Barr in contempt”
Wow! Scary.
Print up broadsheets, nail the sheets on trees and declare that the house pigs will be arrested for treason.
Yeah it is. Or sooner.
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