Posted on 10/21/2021 1:35:35 PM PDT by Coronal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
In a rare show of bipartisanship on the House floor, the committee’s Democratic chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, led the floor debate along with Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, one of two Republicans on the panel. Still, the vote was 229-202 with most GOP lawmakers voting “no,” despite the potential consequences for Congress if witnesses are allowed to ignore its demands.
The House vote sends the matter to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, where it will now be up to prosecutors in that office to decide whether to present the case to a grand jury for possible criminal charges.
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did any republicans vote for this? If so, I need names...
So? there’s no consequences.
Ask Eric Holder... the first attorney general in history to be held in contempt.
besides that idiot tard cheney. she is one full blown loser
Big deal.
I find them all contemptable so it is all even.
Well, we know that Lez Cheney is leading the charge. But her party affiliation is debatable.
Yes nine—and one are republican did not vote at all. Pence’s brother.
How many Americans hold the House in Contempt?
How many Americans hold the House in Contempt?
A real Lizard.
“Along with GOP panel members Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the seven other Republicans who voted for the measure are Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania; Anthony Fonzalez of Ohio; Herrera Beutler of Washington; John Katko of New York; Nancy Mace of South Carolina; and Peter Meijer and Fred Upton of Michigan.”
The contemptible hold him in contempt. Do they consider him one of them now?
Eric Holder grins maniacally.
What’s up with Nancy Mace?? I was for her when she was running against Graham in 2014.
I guess she’s a phony.
Nine did. Probably the usual suspects.
So Liz makes it “bipartisan”.
Whatever, AP…
Nancy Mace is turning out to be such a disappointment.
GOP yes votes:
Upton
Cheney
Kinzinger
Meijer
Gonzalez
Katko.
Mace
Fitzpatrick
Herrera Beutler
And Lois Lerner plead the fifth.........
Holder was the Attorney General at the time. Leaving aside for the moment whether Congress could even file criminal charges against a member of the Executive Branch, it would have been the DOJ who would have been tasked with filing the charges. Good luck with that one.
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