Mr. Nothing To Hide is circling closer and closer to a potential contempt charge. (via MaddowBlog)
the Ohioan. Jordan responded by questioning the “constitutionality and validity” of the subpoena, and making a series of demands he expected to be met before he even considered whether to answer questions.summarized, the Republican had all kinds of expectations, “including giving him the materials it plans to question him with ahead of time, along with all the documents the committee has that reference him.”, the committee responded in a way Jordan probably didn’t like.
The Jan. 6 Select Committee on Tuesday dismissed [Jordan's] list of demands as it issued a stern warning to comply with its subpoena by the end of next week.... In a letter dated Tuesday, committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson rejected Jordan’s “misplaced” rationale for blowing past the deadline. In response to Jordan questioning the committee’s validity, Thompson wrote that the nine-person committee is “duly constituted and empowered” by three U.S. District Court decisions.
Jordan was originally told to comply with the congressional subpoena by May 27. That deadline, obviously, has come and gone. Now, instead of providing the Ohioan with the materials he sought, the committee gave him something else: an extension.Cooperating with the investigation, the committee added, could give Jordan an opportunity to “resolve, on the record, inconsistencies in your public statements about the events of January 6.
Jim Jordan attends a news conference with members of the GOP Doctors Caucus after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 19, 2022.At this point, there are a few remaining questions to keep in mind as the process advances. The first is whether Mr. Nothing To Hide might finally honor this legally binding request for testimony. By all appearances, that’s extremely unlikely:of the five Republican members subpoenaed by the Jan.
The second is what the committee will do if/when the GOP lawmaker misses his June 11 deadline. At that point, there would be a limited number of options, but it’s a distinct possibility that the panel will seek a contempt vote against him.
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