Anyone remember Susan McDougal being locked up for 18 months when she refuse to testify

[onecaliberal]

When she refused to testify about Whitewater? She ignored a subpoena, Republicons locked her up. Why aren’t we employing this strategy with hicks, dump jr and Barr?

[Me.]

2. Not Only Was She Locked Up

She was regularly manacled and spent a long time in solitary. Ken Starr was vicious in his treatment of her.

[calimary]

3. And Judith Miller being locked up for 12 weeks?

For not revealing a source?

[mopinko]

5. imho, this is what pelosi is waiting for.

this needs to run through the courts to the end of some of these cases.
we need the judiciary in this fight, and she wants to see them fully engaged.
that means seeing someone go to jail.

i think they chose hicks purposely, because they know twitler will lose it, and make fatal mistakes.
but there are a lot of other good candidate for prisoner 1. mcgahn would be my choice.
or jr.

[mr_lebowski]

6. Because she was held in Contempt of COURT for refusing to answer grand jury questions

Courts have powers to lock people up ... that the House does not have at it's disposal.

She didn't go to jail for ignoring a congressional subpoena, and Repubs didn't lock her up (not directly anyway).

[NewJeffCT]

9. I think the House can sue her

and have it brought before a judge

[NewJeffCT]

7. how did it work with McDougal and with Miller?

Starr was authorized under the Special Prosecutor law, which is different and stronger than the Special Counsel rules that Mueller had to adhere to. Was Miller referred to DOJ to get locked up, or was it directly from Congress?

[mr_lebowski]

8. See my note above ... she was held in Contempt of Court, completely different

Not sure on Miller tho

[PRETZEL]

10. Not totally sure myself,

but it would seem most likely that Judith Miller's contempt was possibly not revealing her sources.

[AncientGeezer]

13. Pretty much the same deal w/Miller...except she refued to appear..

..before the GJ

[AncientGeezer]

11. That was Contempt of Court..failure to answer to a Grand Jury..not congress

A Judge sentenced her

[Demsrule86]

12. Hicks showed up and if forced to answer questions will simply say she doesn't remember.

This is what McDougal should have done...