Posted on 06/14/2024 12:26:42 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson released late on Friday, the DOJ, overseen by the Attorney General, argued that the House Republican‘s contempt resolution does not preempt Joe Biden‘s assertion of executive privilege regarding audio records of two interviews he sat for with special counsel Robert Hur. Garland was held in contempt for refusing to furnish the recordings to Congress.“The longstanding position of the Department is that we will not prosecute an official for contempt of Congress for declining to provide subpoenaed information subject to a presidential assertion of executive privilege,” the letter, authored by Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte reads. He adds: “Across administrations of both political parties, we have consistently adhered to the position that ‘the contempt of Congress statute was not intended to apply and could not constitutionally be applied to an Executive Branch official who asserts the President’s claim of executive privilege.'”
WHAT ABOUT BANNON & NAVARRO?
Despite Uriarte’s claim, this precedent was not extended to Dr. Peter Navarro or Stephen K. Bannon, both sentenced to jail time due to a congressional contempt charge made by the hyper-partisan January 6th committee, which fabricated information and mass-deleted evidence. Meanwhile, Garland has publicly and dubiously argued that “Releasing the audio would chill cooperation with the department in future investigations, and it could influence witnesses’ answers if they thought the audio of their law enforcement interviews would be broadcast to Congress and the public.”The DOJ letter concludes: “…the Department has determined that the responses by Attorney General Garland to the subpoenas issued by the Committees did not constitute a crime, and accordingly… will not bring the congressional contempt citation before a grand jury or take any other action to prosecute the Attorney General.”
Smithers…. Release the strongly worded letters
Excellent
Is a “position” the same as law?
No man is above the law.
Just thought I’d say that.
The Republican House should sue the DoJ for mandamus. That privilege assertion is unmitigated BS and is also an admission that the WH is directing Garland in what to do or not do.
Time to send the Sargeant-At-Arms. Its June, so it would make about the same amount of time Peter Navarro has been in prison that Garland would have to spend in the Capitol basement.
Well, that’s a surprise. /s
Garland will never show his face in the House again, even if subpoena’d, if the inherent contempt articles are passed
I hate what my country is becoming.
the speaker of the house has authority to order the sgt of arms to arrest him....but Johnson does not have a Johnson so that wont happen
LEX
However, if Trump wins, and the people put Republicans in charge of both Houses of Congress, then justice will eventually be served. This was just laying the groundwork for the future. Sometimes that is just the realities you have to work in. If the Republicans even get both Houses of Congress, than he can be impeached on day 1 of the new Congress, because the contempt charge has already been established.
RE: but Johnson does not have a Johnson so that wont happen
Maybe he will surprise you. Things once dormant may arise.
Still I Rise
by Maya Angelou
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Two tiers is no justice.
I hate what my country is becoming.
and that was unexpected?
Okay
Understood.
Bloat.
5.56mm
And don’t recess the house until January, just as was done so Trump couldn’t make recesss appointments
2-tiered just-us is tyranny.
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