Federal judge threatens to hold IRS's Koskinen, Justice Dept. attorneys in contempt over...

americanthinker.com ^ | 7/30/2015 | Thomas Lifson

[rktman]

Fed up with stalling and failure to follow orders he issued regarding the disclosure of status reports and recovered emails of Lois Lerner, US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan yesterday threatened to hold the IRS Commissioner and Justice Department attorneys in contempt of court. Ordinarily, this would mean jail for the officials. Judicial Watch reports:

[rktman]

LOLOLOLOL! Yeah, I'll bet they're skerred now. Let's see, Joe Arpaio, warrants issued, US Marshals dispatched, hard drives siezed. ANYONE in the current administraion----no warrants, no US Marshals dispatched, nothing siezed. Seems like the standard reaction is to just ignore such demands/request and------meh. No consequences. Besides, the lyin' king probably has a stack of (p)residential pardone moi's sittin' and waitin'.

[Steely Tom]

He’ll smirk at the judge too.

[Dr. Thorne]

Judge: “I’m really mad now. Keep it up and I’ll get even madder. I mean it. Knock it off or I’ll turn this car around.”

[Arm_Bears]

Blah, blah, blah.

Judges are all talk and no action when it comes to sanctioning DemocRATS.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

48 hours in the klink for Lerner & Koskinen would be the best thing that has happened in 2015.

[rfreedom4u]

Oooohhh! Contempt huh? What’s next? Double secret probation?

How about you get serious and start locking these jackasses up for a while? Maybe then you will be taken seriously.

[austinaero]

Quit threatening and just do it already!

[Truth29]

Yes, what is the real world consequences if the IRS Commissioner is held in contempt of court? What if he won’t even show up in court for such a hearing? The judge and what army?

[RepRivFarm]

Yeah. The sooner we accept that our government officials can break the law whenever they please with no consequences, the sooner we can get on with our little enslaved lives.

Nothing will EVER come of ANY of this. Rule of law does not matter.

[Logical me]

Sorry judge, the communists machine running the Federal Government will tell you to go to he!!. Like they already have. So, just relax and enjoy your paycheck. That is all you got.

[I want the USA back]

Jail is what he deserves.

[rktman]

Wanna guess who ends up with a better pension than you or me?

[Old Sarge]

Unless and until I see Leftists in orange jumpsuits doing the perp walk, I will NEVER believe there is justice in this nation again.

[Hawthorn]

>> What if he won’t even show up in court for such a hearing? <<

The judge could order the U. S. Marshals Service to pick him up and hold him in custody until the problem is solved to the judge’s satisfaction, or until the case is settled or dismissed. It’s called a “civil contempt” remedy. But whether the marshals would follow the judge’s instructions might be an open question, especially if the Attorney General should issue some kind of countermanding order.

[chris37]

Threats shmeats.

[darkangel82]

Then the court issues a bench warrant for his arrest.

[FES0844]

For their arrogance & defiance alone they should rot in jail. They harmed a lot of people.

[Godzilla]

quit theatening - just do it.

[M Kehoe]

Dear Judge Sullivan:

You have U.S. Marshalls at your disposal. Use them.

Love,

M Kehoe

5.56mm

[Truth29]

"Then the court issues a bench warrant for his arrest."

Which would theoretically be enforced by the US Marshals Service which is an Executive Branch Agency that reports to Obama. We have reached the point where the question has to be asked if laws and courts apply to politically favored high officials.