Posted on 05/11/2019 9:28:57 AM PDT by re_tail20
House Democrats are ramping up plans to hold more members of the Trump administration in contempt of Congress.
Instead of taking up a newly passed Judiciary Committee resolution holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt, Democratic leaders signaled theyll hold off on a vote to give other administration officials time to comply with subpoenas House lawmakers issued as part of a sweeping investigation into Trumps business dealings and political activities.
There may be some other contempt of Congress issues that we want to deal with at the same time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday when asked about the timing of a House vote on the Barr contempt citation.
She suggested the House vote on contempt would address a cumulative effect of obstruction that the administration is engaged in, in the face of broad inquiries by House committees led by Democrats.
The contempt list could grow to include Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and even special counsel Robert Mueller, whom Democrats had widely praised for his handling of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Democrats are also after Don McGahn, Trumps former White House counsel, who has refused a subpoena to testify before the judiciary panel.
Muellers name went on the list Friday, when Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced he has not yet been able to reach a deal with the Justice Department for Mueller to testify before the committee.
Democrats believed Mueller was going to appear next week, but he wont be coming.
He will come at some point, Nadler, D-N.Y., said to reporters. If its necessary, well subpoena him and he will come.
A subpoena could lead to a contempt charge if Mueller does not show up, although its not clear whom Democrats would blame.
Muellers testimony hinges on Barr, who oversees the special counsel's...
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I love it when the progs turn on one of their own.
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Go ahead and in 2020 and we will hold the entire demonrat party in Contempt of America.
Their contempt citations do not measure up to my contempt of them.
The D’s have gone stark raving mad.
Insane.
Nuts.
Cracked.
Loony.
Loco.
Bonkers.
"Contempt"??
Madam Speaker! YOU need a new thesaurus!
"Contempt" isn't even close!
No-nads Nadler is committing a duress crime in front of the entire country.
Coercion.
Byman and Waxman (2000) define coercion as "the use of threatened force, including the limited use of actual force to back up the threat, to induce an adversary to behave differently than it otherwise would."[3] Coercion does not in many cases amount to destruction of property or life since compliance is the goal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercion
And no-nads is doing this to the Attorney General of the United States William Barr?
That is a very special kind of stupid.
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Democrats are screaming in desperation. They know if a counter investigation is run the butts are grass and President Trumpmwill now it!
Why dont they cut to the chase and vote to hold the entire administration in contempt. And while theyre at it, hold every Trump voter in contempt-
The rats are showing the world their true warped colors.
Exactly! Thats how they get rid of Trump, they lock up his whole administration! Man, these democrats are brilliant...
I hope they vote Contempt for everyone in the administration and all their brothers and sisters and and aunts and uncles. The seals aare performing in the other ring.
You are absolutely correct. The Dems (and all of their media pals) want to keep their voters enraged and thinking that everyone associated with Trump is a corrupt liar. Then when the IG report comes out and other Obama administration crimes are revealed, the Dem voters will think that it is all part of the corrupt Trump campaign. People won’t be able to concentrate on the Dems’ wrongdoing. Schumer, Pelosi, Nadler et al. cynically know that lying and smearing Trump is their only hope of escaping the mess that Obama created. The Dems have NO conscience. All they want is power.
To hold every Trump voter in contempt, they don’t need a vote. It’s already done by unanimous consent.
Why not get Mad Maxine for Corruption and FEC Violations? Clean the Swamp. NOT BEEN Posted feel free to do so.
I could not have said it better myself.
Oh look it’s total Abuse of POWER
Let the pogroms begin
Mueller tells Nadler...nope not this coming Wednesday, May 15, 2019....shucks, I just will not be there, Jerry (the Muslim) or is it Jerrold (the Jew)!!! And then, the woman leader, Pelosi, with little political power over her caucus, says she will delay the House votes on contempt, Interesting, Nadler gets his butt whipped and Pelosi says no vote yet. Maybe them Dems do not have the votes to get anything passed in their caucus.
Many moderate Dems want no part of the likes of Nadler, Schiff, etc. No matter...these moderates will go down with the entire Democrat Party in 2020 politically!!!
Let them subpoena everybody - and call everybody in contempt !
including the lunch lady
the newspaper delivery guy
and the dog walker
Great going guys ! Keep it up !
This is just what America hired you to do!
We wont even have to make commercials next year - will just quote you!
Anyone here that doesn’t have utter contempt for Congress?
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