Justice Department refuses to comply with congressional subpoena for testimony on citizenship questi
Source: Washington Post
By Rachael Bade April 24 at 3:38 PM
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will not comply with a congressional subpoena for a Trump administration official to testify in a House panels investigation of the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
In a letter to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd informed the panel that John Gore, the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Departments civil rights division, will not give a deposition.
Gores refusal to appear before the committee is at the direction of Attorney General William P. Barr, according to the letter, escalating the already explosive fight between the executive and legislative branch.
Boyd said the reason Gore would not appear stemmed from the panels refusal to allow a department attorney to join him for the deposition. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), chairman of the committee, has threatened to hold Gore in contempt if he does not show.
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Full headline: Justice Department refuses to comply with congressional subpoena for testimony on citizenship question and 2020 Census
C_U_L8R
(44,990 posts)Its the proper thing to do.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)He's also afraid of the phrase "Orange is the new black". He thinks it is a race thing.
murielm99
(30,717 posts)Lock them all up. Fill the jails with anyone who shows contempt.
nykym
(3,063 posts)LOCK HIM UP!
and any others who refuse.
JustAnotherGen
(31,781 posts)Barr is testing the waters with this.
Yeah - if there is a way for the man to be arrested for contempt- he should be. A Justice Department attorney does not need to be present for Congressional Testimony.
JudyM
(29,204 posts)the law.
AllaN01Bear
(18,002 posts)Talitha
(6,563 posts)Better yet, is there a website that can explain this to me?
Thanks!
AllaN01Bear
(18,002 posts)Talitha
(6,563 posts)I learn SO much every day here in DU.
TBH, I didn't know the House had a Sergeant at Arms.
Thanks again!
AllaN01Bear
(18,002 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,002 posts)gademocrat7
(10,645 posts)They are obstructing justice.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Funny how they never found anything on President Clinton unless you count sex denials.
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)of the house of Representative, drag his ass in and ask in what part he missed in his fucking law school classroom on what the rule of law means, and ask him when he took the oath to defend and protect the CONSTITUTION, if he was just full of Federalist Society shit..............................................what a asshole.........................LOCK THEM UP.......................
sakabatou
(42,136 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)kyburbonkid
(251 posts)If he's doesn't show, it's contempt of Congress and prison for him. Lock him up.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,961 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)while discussing McGahn's situation, said something to the effect that being cited for contempt of Congress could keep a person from getting a job. It made me wonder if being cited for contempt of Congress could cost a person their govt job.