WASHINGTON ― When past administrations have defied subpoenas, Congress hasfought back by suing in federal court, where White House lawyers can dragproceedings past the next election
WASHINGTON ― When past administrations have defied subpoenas, Congress has fought back by suing in federal court, where White House lawyers can drag proceedings past the next election.
“We’ll do whatever we’ve got to do,” Cummings told reporters Tuesday. “We simply can not have a situation where the Oversight Committee or any of our committees are being blocked with regard to information.” Cummings had previously said he would hold former White House official Carl Kline in contempt after Kline refused to comply with a subpoena. Kline reportedly overruled career staff to approve high-level security clearances for White House personnel, including for Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Morton Rosenberg, a former senior legal analyst with the Congressional Research Service, an independent think tank that serves lawmakers, has argued that Congress ought to revamp its contempt power and impose hefty fines on uncooperative witnesses. The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of inherent contempt, but more recent opinions by federal judges have said the prospect of Congress physically arresting a member of the executive branch is “unseemly.
House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler reportedly brought up inherent contempt during a meeting with House leaders earlier this month. Nadler declined to comment on Tuesday morning.
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