Posted on 05/02/2019 1:36:03 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Some U.S. House Democrats on Thursday said they might seek to invoke a dormant congressional power to impose fines on Attorney General William Barr after he refused to provide them with an unredacted copy of the Mueller report.
Discussion of using their inherent contempt power came after Barr also refused to appear at a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing meant to delve into his handling of the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Congress power will not be abdicated. We will enforce it, Democrat Ted Lieu told reporters in remarks that reflected a growing view among some Democrats that President Donald Trump is challenging the basic oversight role of Congress.
We can start imposing fines on that person immediately upon contempt off the House floor. And we will go there if he does not cooperate, said Lieu, a House Judiciary Committee member.
The Trump administrations efforts to stonewall several congressional probes of the president, his family and his businesses are pushing congressional Democrats to explore options to enforce subpoenas.
The unprecedented imposition of fines would represent an aggressive counter attack to the Trump administration.
A contempt citation is a legal tool to put some bite into their investigations, though it is not often used.
A contempt finding requires majority votes by the committee involved and then the full House or Senate, but not both.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Is this supposed to be a neutral statement, or is Sarah Lynch as biased as they come?
The Democrats appear to be so stupid, they may not be able to read it and they can’t take a staff member with them to read it to them.
The DemonRats are spinning their wheels.
Justice Will Prevail!
As I understand it, Barr made an unredacted copy available to a group of 12 (6 from each party). Graham and 2 other repubs are the only ones who have bothered to look.
See post 24
“The Trump administrations efforts to stonewall several congressional probes of the president, his family and his businesses are pushing congressional Democrats to explore options to enforce subpoenas.”
Hey Sarah N. Lynch, the probes are illegal you retard.
A FReeper pointed out on another thread..
If the Rats read it, they can no longer lie about it.
“If the Chair were to provide written directive to release the interacted report, I’d be happy to so. Right after you complete your respective prison sentences for suborning me to violate statutes regarding Grand Jury and security-sensitive material”.
...like a strong and caring parent is not caving into the toddler's demands.
AG. Barr has released the unredacted report in a scure room. Just go in and read . Only 2 members have. Both are Republicans. Surprise surprise surprise.
This is so funny. Contempt finding means absolutely nothing unless unforced by the Justice department . Remember Eric Holder contempt? Bwaaaahaaa
Yes. That’s how they get the blood soaked dictatorship they want.
These folks are nuts.
Isn’t this Lieu the same punk who thought he was smarter than Candace Owens who then made him look like the fool he is?
Yeah, this guy’s a POS.
Reuters. Well in THAT case...
BTW, news entities, AFAIK, can still be sued for libel.
This is an outrage....the committee members should have been required to read that report if they didn't have the gumption to do it on their own! Who do these people like the honorable Mazie think they are? They work for The American People...not the party they subscribe to....this disunity from American Rule of Law and the United States Constitution is far from the governance they were elected to do.
I’m pretty sure Mueller would have a personal copy for his records.
The Democrats merely would have to ask Mueller for it.
The Mueller Report probably was proofread by a number of people.
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