Far-left “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) told constituents on Tuesday that her Democrat colleagues are looking into how to arrest White House officials who refuse to comply with subpoenas as part of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Speaking to her constituents at a town hall in her hometown of Detriot, Tlaib said Democrats are puzzled about how to arrest Cabinet secretaries, telling voters in a video captured by America Rising PAC that they could be taken into custody if Congress votes to hold them in contempt. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...ploring-ways-to-arrest-trump-cabinet-members/ Tlaib is a nasty racist democrat. Now she wants to arrest Trumps cabinet members. This is what people can expect if they vote for democrats.
For real? So now we've got the Trump admin trying to figure how to arrest congressional Democrats... Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are trying to figure out how to arrest Trump admin members. Heh,... so what else is new? I suppose the real question is which group actually has legal standing to follow through with such actions, assuming either of them do... -Meta
Both do honestly. The Dems can move on Trump's people for obstructing Congressional investigations. The Repubs are on shakier legal ground but could argue that this is an attempted coup and purge against the Executive if the lawyers word it right and the judges are sympathetic. Assuming things don't stabilize (and that's not impossible if the Repubs back impeachment which isn't implausible), we could be looking at the opening, bloodless moves of a civil war as the government eats itself with both parties attempting to assert total control. I'm already nervous but this past week has had me on edge.
The House can order the Sergeant at arms and local PD to arrest on the charge of contempt. Capitol Hill has a jail for such an occasion and the Constitution is pretty explicit in granting the authority. As long as they only move on Trump's people who refuse Congressional orders to testify, the legal ground is firm.
So someone can tell the capitol police to arrest someone-then what? What charge will be brought against someone who refuses to testify? Who will try and convict? Link to your "firm legal ground".
No they can't. They can go to court and see if a judge will give them what they want. Obstruction with Executive Privilege......fat chance.
Not a talib fan but what do you think should happen when someone fails to comply with a subpoena from congress?
The power hungry authoritarian mindset of leftist, goes to arresting political rivals first a foremost. They don't have the Executive Branch now to weaponize, so they are looking for illegal and unConstitutional means in the one area they have a majority, the House, to arrest those people that dare question them. My guess is next, Nancy P and Shifty, will make a cell under the House floor and lock people up.....this is dangerous ground we are on folks.....
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45653.pdf SNIP The criminal contempt of Congress statute, enacted in 1857 and only slightly modified since, makes the failure to comply with a duly issued congressional subpoena a criminal offense. The statute, now codified under 2 U.S.C. § 192, provides that any person who “willfully” fails to comply with a properly issued committee subpoena for testimony or documents is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a substantial fine and imprisonment for up to one year. ENDSNIP First up, Mnuchin.... Second, McGahn... We haven't forgotten those guys, even with this obviously impeachable Ukraine story...
Only for the President. His Cabinet are legally bound to follow court orders (which in this context it is). If they don't, they can be held in contempt.
Anything is impeachable. The power is not subject to judicial review. They could impeach for preference for neopolitan flavor icecream if they wanted.
Well, yeah, but that's not the point of this thread, as I understood it... Here, we are discussing if Congress can jail people for refusing to cooperate with Constitutionally granted powers.. I think they do... even if they don't use it...
The House could have arrested him, yes. They didn't issue the warrant tough. It's a drastic action that the House doesn't tend to use due to the serious implications it can have. This is even more of an issue when the house is run by a single party and the targets of arrest would be opposition. But if they're willing to risk the fallout, the house has the authority.
I honestly expect a civil war the directions are going. I'm not sure the elections will really matter either way.
Are officers such as police not explicitly the responsibility of the executive branch? The issue is not if they can pass laws that prescribe imprisonment for certain acts, it's that without the executive branch they cannot enforce them. Just as without the judicial branch they cannot convict on them.
It’s a crime, but it’s got to be prosecuted. Much like the Obama DOJ didn’t prosecute Holder when he was held in contempt
