You mean like Jack will?
They have to entrap him, they have no case otherwise.
Trump team needs to file a gag order against these election interference hacks.
And, a Cease and Desist order.
But this won’t stop Deranged Smith and his equally deranged minions from “leaking” to the WaPo, NYT, CNN, etc.
You da man, Jack!..................
If Speaker McCarthy wasn’t on the Biden Bribery Payroll, he would Authorize a Subpoena , Arrest and Detainment order for Smith and give it to the House Judiciary Committee, so they could HOLD HIM IN THE CAPITOL JAIL to make sure he and his office abide from the exact same rules.
“U.S. CODE
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 193. Privilege of witnesses
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.”
Simply look up Hinds Precedents, especially chapters 53 and 51, and Cannon’s Precedents, especially chapters 184-185. You’ll find numerous detailed cases of Congress asserting its power, arresting people, holding them until they agreed to answer questions, and then releasing them. Some of these people did not refuse to appear, but simply failed to satisfactorily answer questions.
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
In 1857, a New York Times reporter refused to say which members of Congress had asked him to get them bribes (protecting his “sources” just as various Judith Millers today protect the people who feed them proven lies that costs thousands of lives), so Congress locked him up until he answered and then banned him from Congress.
In 1924 an oil executive appeared but refused to answer certain questions, so the Senate held — literally held — him in contempt. Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana argued that this question of contempt was of the gravest importance, and that it involved “the very life of the effective existence of the House of Representatives of the United States and of the Senate of the United States.” The matter was taken to court, and the witness fined and imprisoned.
Dissolve the DC Circuit
Arrest Jack Smith for abuse of power
The Judge also used that same logic to ban all mass media negative coverage of President Trump......
Not!
That is why Trump won’t debate. The other candidates will bring up the indictments and Trump not allowed to respond or he violates gag order.
Next they’ll say Trump has to give up his Lawyers and use Smith’s commies
This gag order against Trump is meant mainly to prevent him from criticizing Biden on the campaign trail.
If the biased judge issues this order it gives Trump’s attorneys grounds to appeal this infringement of his constitutions rights all the way to the Supreme Court. This will delay this kangaroo court .Delay and disrupt by appeals is good strategy when fighting a biased court.
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“Your Honor, this is the District of Columbia, which voted 90% for the Democratic opponent of Mr. Trump in each of his last two elections. This is already a tainted jury pool against my client, and I respectfully request for the third time for a change in venue to a location that is more neutral.”
While he, Jack Smith, will continue to leak things to poison the jury pool against Trump.
This guy should have been disbarred after he lied to courts in the Enron, that VA Gov and that My Little Pony Dem prez candidate cases.
Impartial my ass.