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Historically, the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress. In modern times, contempt of Congress has generally applied to the refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by a congressional committee or subcommittee—usually seeking to compel either testimony or the production of requested documents. [2]
The House on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio of interviews between President Joe Biden ...
Garland is now the second attorney general to face a full House vote to be held in contempt of Congress. In 2012, the House voted 255 to 67 to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Merrick Garland is at risk of becoming the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress as Republicans move to punish the Justice Department for refusing to turn over ...
H.Res. 574, officially titled Recommending that the House of Representatives find Lois G. Lerner, Former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was a simple resolution that passed in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United ...
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case ...
The House voted to hold then-President Donald Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, in contempt of Congress in 2019, while it held Barack Obama’s AG, Eric Holder, in contempt in 2012 over ...
That was when the GOP-controlled House voted to make then-Attorney General Eric Holder the first sitting Cabinet member to be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents ...