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Contempt of Congress [1] is the misdemeanor act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees.Historically, the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress.
On the same day House Republicans were set to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, his son Hunter defied a subpoena from Congress, raising the possibility that he could be ...
H.Res. 574, officially titled Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, Former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was a simple resolution that passed in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United ...
The House on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio of interviews between President Joe Biden ...
Garland is now the second attorney general to face a full House vote to be held in contempt of Congress. In 2012, the House voted 255 to 67 to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Contempt of Congress is an enforcement mechanism for lawmakers that is enshrined in the legal code. Under U.S. law, it is considered a misdemeanor criminal offense to willfully fail to comply with a valid congressional subpoena for producing documents or testimony, according to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Contempt of Congress is an enforcement mechanism for lawmakers that is enshrined in the legal code. Under U.S. law, it is considered a misdemeanor criminal offense to willfully fail to comply with ...
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case ...