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To: rxsid

I guess it’s better than nothing, but not much.
Does the US House even have effective, enforceable, legal subpoena power?


11 posted on 03/20/2023 12:34:02 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Carriage Hill
Some information on their power:

contempt of Congress

2 U.S. Code ยง 192 - Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers

And the "valid legislative purpose" would be (a) misuse of federal funds and (b) investigation of election interference (Trump is a declared candidate for federal office).

22 posted on 03/20/2023 1:00:37 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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