House Democrats on Tuesday took their most forceful action to date against the Trump administration's refusal to cooperate with congressional investigations in a vote to take subpoena fights with Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn to federal court in hopes of getting a judge to enforce them.
"If the Department proceeds in good faith and we are able to obtain everything that we need, then there will be no need to take further steps," Nadler said in a statement."If important information is held back, then we will have no choice but to enforce our subpoena in court and consider other remedies."
A criminal contempt citation would refer the matter to the Justice Department to take up -- a highly unlikely scenario given Barr's role as attorney general -- and Democrats opted to advance a proposal to speed up their legal disputes. This week the House Oversight Committee is also expected to vote to hold Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress over documents and information in the panel's investigation into the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Democrats used the session -- featuring several legal experts who appear frequently on television -- to drill down on the special counsel's conclusions regarding obstruction of justice. While Mueller made no judgement as to whether Trump did obstruct justice, he explored nearly a dozen potential episodes, which Democrats revisited on Monday.
Hillarious! They'll keep this up until the AG report goes public. Then.... fasten your seatbelts. We're going to see the mother of all demorat meltdowns and 'throwing under the bus' the likes the world has never seen. I'll get the popcorn
LOL!! Barr following the Laws that Democrats enacted after the Starr Report and now they don't like it. Complete lunacy on the left. The Congress has become tyrannical. Only far left Nut-Jobs still don't see the corrupt sham. You 'will' lose the House. Trump2020
Good! Treat them like other citizens who have been subpoenaed. They should have already been arrested for contempt of court.
Must be Barr is getting too close to the truth! 👏👏👏 H E L L O ! Protect the information!!! Democrats are capable of anything dishonest! Trust no one!!’ 🇺🇸⚖️
Bet they already have a Democrat judge lined up to hear the case who has already been briefed by Nadler & told what the outcome will be.
Won't happen.... Nadler has gone a bit wacky and it is so obvious that he is not being taken seriously.
Watching the Democrats is like watching a one legged man in a ass kicking contest...
Nonads! You've gone toooo far! Do your real job! Let's work on immigration, the wall, and health care! That's why you were sent to Washington!
Finally!!!!!
Nadler's son works for the law firm that's taking everyone to court, so isn't that a conflict of interest on Nadler's behalf?
The sorry democrats fussed about holder being held in contempt/impeached after he refused to answer congress's subpoena. The sorry democrats are nothing but diatribe pushing dung flingers along with the press. Most have less value to the nation than the flatulence from a cow.
This jerk Nadler has beforced to retire he is a very hateful man towards our president
Why are they consistently wasting taxpayers money doing all of this when they are elected to work for the people who put them in office I've never seen such a waste of money an time if they would spend time passing laws an working for WE THE PEOPLE taxpayers wouldn't b so upset🙄
Say bye to the Democratic party next election
Democrats have become the most hateful group of politicians that are out there
Do they have nothing better to do
Good about damn time !!!get them under oath get Mueller trump all under oath this needs to end now!!!
Now the AG is as great as EricHolder. Awesome!
I think we're tired of this administrations disrespect of the laws. They're thumbing their nose at the Constitution, the law and the majority of Americans. Quit playing games Dems. These corrupt crooks don't care! ImpeachmentHearingsNow Republican communists traitors
Wait! I thought there was already an investigation and Trump was CLEARED! I guess the Democrats can’t handle the truth!
Democrats are digging themselves deeper into total political oblivion!
well its bout time please make sure you do it come on you know its right
This guy...
I can’t wait until more information comes out...
Great news
Maybe President Trump will exert Executive Privilege like President Obama did when Eric Holder refused to hand over info pertaining to his illegal gun running operation, Fast and Furious.
It is the right thing to do. We support 100% transparency today and forever....as long as this nation remains in tact.
WhySoitenly Keep it up - your time is just around the corner.
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