'This is pretty uncharted territory for many of us and even for Congress,' the Democratic congresswoman said.
Congress does have a long unused power – referred to as"inherent contempt" – to exercise its constitutional authority and jail individuals and officials who defy the legislative branch's oversight responsibility. Legislative committee leaders have often formally declared those who do not cooperate with subpoenas as being"held in contempt," but they have not in recent times actually detained officials who've refused to cooperate.
Tlaib isn't the first Democratic representative to suggest the long dormant power could be resurrected in connection with President Donald Trump's administration, which had officially saidwith the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. Last week, after the president barred U.S.
Although Garemendi and other members of Congress have mentioned the jail in the Capitol, the existence of such a facility is actually a myth,President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on October 12 in Washington, D.C."I went to the Architect of the Capitol and found out where the old Capitol jail was located.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress who represents California's 12th District, has said previously that she prefers not to start jailing Trump administration officials. "If we were arresting all of the people in the administration, we would have an overcrowded jail situation," PelosiAlthough Sondland was blocked by Trump from appearing before Congress last week, he will reportedly testify before committees involved with the impeachment inquiry later this week,
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