House Oversight Cmte. is moving to hold AG Barr and Sec. Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump admin.'s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
“Next Tuesday, I will bring a resolution to the House Floor forcing Attorney General Barr and former White House Counsel McGahn to comply with Congressional subpoenas that have been duly issued by the House Judiciary Committee. The resolution will authorize the Judiciary Committee to pursue civil action to seek enforcement of its subpoenas in federal court," Hoyer said.
He said the move was necessary because the administration's"systematic refusal to provide Congress with answers and cooperate with Congressional subpoenas is the biggest cover-up in American history, and Congress has a responsibility to provide oversight on behalf of the American people.”The Justice Department has blamed Nadler for the showdown over the Mueller report, saying the agency had been trying to reach a deal to give the committee some of what it wanted.
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the panel's Democratic chairman, said Monday that lawmakers will vote soon on contempt measures for both men. Cummings says their failure to respond to the subpoenas is"part of a pattern" by the administration to engage in a"cover-up" and challenge the authority of Congress to conduct constitutionally required oversight.
Cummings says the cover-up"is being directed from the top," noting that Trump has vowed to fight all subpoenas issued by Congress.
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