Contempt Of Congress

• U.S. attorney general won’t be tried for contempt of Congress, Justice Department says

  Attorney General Merrick Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress because his refusal to turn over audio was not a crime, the Justice Department said Friday.

  U.S. News

  Jun 14, 2024
  
• GOP plays hardball over Hunter Biden deposition despite offer to testify publicly

  in a letter sent to Hunter Biden's attorney Wednesday, top Republicans told him that their subpoena for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13 is non-negotiable.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2023
  
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• Meta’s Zuckerberg could be held in contempt of Congress. Here’s why.

  If the House were to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt, the Justice Department would have to decide whether to prosecute him.

  U.S. News

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Jan. 6 panel recommends contempt charges for Trump’s former chief of staff

  The panel voted 9-0 to recommend the contempt charges. The House is expected to vote Tuesday to refer the charges to the Justice Department.

  World

  Dec 13, 2021
• U.S. House holds 2 Trump officials in contempt over 2020 census dispute

  The action marks an escalation of Democratic efforts to use their House majority to aggressively investigate the inner workings of the Trump administration.

  World

  Jul 17, 2019
• William Barr, Wilbur Ross face contempt votes on Wednesday

  "Both Secretary Ross and Attorney General Barr are refusing to comply with duly authorized subpoenas from Congress," said Rep. Elijah Cummings.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2019
• William Barr, Wilbur Ross may be held in contempt of Congress amid row over Census citizenship question

  William Barr and Wilbur Ross are being urged to hand over documents regarding efforts to put a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

  Politics

  Jun 3, 2019
• Explained: What it means to be held in contempt of Congress

  Here is how the congressional subpoena, contempt and enforcement process works.

  Politics

  May 8, 2019
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• Democrats threaten to hold AG William Barr in contempt over release of Mueller report

  The House Judiciary Committee threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not provide special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report on his Russia probe by Monday.

  Politics

  May 3, 2019