The House will vote Wednesday to hold AG Barr and Commerce Sec. Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for withholding information about the administration's failed bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The House will vote Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for withholding information about the administration's failed bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.that had been subpoenaed by the Oversight and Reform Committee as part of its probe into the origins of the now-scuttled citizenship question.
If the resolution passes the Democratic-controlled House as expected, it would be just the second time in American history that an attorney general had been found in criminal contempt — and the second time in seven years. In 2012, the Republican-controlled House found then-Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents.If the resolution passes, it would then be sent to the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., for further action.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said,"We have to use every tool in our toolbox, including the legal tools that we have.""Oh, this is just more political theater. It doesn't really have any substantive basis," he said.
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