From: NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: MerrickGarland held in contempt - DOJ refuses to uphold the law
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:41:50 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Interesting that those who screamed about Steve Bannon are silent when
a Dem voilates the law.
WASHINGTON (AP) Merrick Garland became the third attorney general in
U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress Wednesday as
Republicans moved to punish the Justice Department for refusing to
turn over audio related to President Joe Bidens handling of
classified documents.
Contempt is one of U.S. lawmakers politically messiest and, until
recent years, least-used powers. It is a tool that the House and the
Senate can employ either to coerce compliance with a subpoena or to
remove any obstruction from an ongoing investigation.
By approving a contempt resolution, the House effectively recommended
that Garland be prosecuted. And recent cases against allies of former
President Donald Trump including Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro have
proved that a contempt resolution is far from symbolic, creating the
basis for a case that can sometimes hold up in court.
https://apnews.com/article/garland-contempt-biden-classified-documents-justice-department-bc2fb71b225ae672eb257ee2055cfa67