• Oversight committee member threatens jail for Trump officals who defy subpoenas
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http://www.wfmz.com/news/politics/connolly-threatens-to-jail-officials-who-wont-comply-with-subpoenas/1072528735 Rep. Gerry Connolly threatened jail time for White House officials who are declining to comply with congressional committees' efforts to conduct oversight of President Donald Trump's administration. It's the latest salvo in the escalating battle between the White House and congressional Democrats, who have scaled up their oversight requests following the conclusion f special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Connolly, who sits on the Oversight Committee, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," "We're going to resist, and if a subpoena is issued and you're told you must testify, we will back that up." "And we will use any and all power in our command to make sure it's backed up -- whether that's a contempt citation, whether that's going to court and getting that citation enforced, whether it's fines, whether it's possible incarceration," the Virginia Democrat added. "We will go to the max to enforce the constitutional role of the legislative branch of government." Three officials have refused to comply with congressional requests to testify at the administration's urging, ratcheting up the long-brewing battle with House Democrats ready and willing to take their multi-front investigations to the courts.
That's nice and all, but won't they just get pardoned.
Contempt of Congress charges can't be pardoned, but they can only be incarcerated until the new Congress rolls over on January 3rd 2021.
Stop pussyfooting and stop "requesting", no-knock raid their asses.
That would never happen, it would spark all out war within the US govt
Depending on the response to threats of people being jailed for refusing to comply war may already be here and we just might not know it yet.
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