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In 53-Year First, Senate Holds Person in Criminal Contempt

Health care CEO Ralph de la Torre 'is not above the law,' Bernie Sanders says

(Newser) - Democratic and Republican senators were united Wednesday in voting to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt of Congress. After the unanimous vote, lawmakers said it was the first time since 1971 that the chamber had held a person in criminal contempt and asked the...

Supreme Court Leaves Bannon's Prison Date Intact

Trump ally has to start serving his sentence Monday

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison July 1...

Biden Claims Executive Privilege Over Hur Interview Audio

Republicans threaten to hold AG in contempt of Congress

(Newser) - President Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur that's at the center of a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department told lawmakers Thursday. House Republicans have set two committee votes to recommend...

Navarro Is Due in Prison After Supreme Court Passes

Former Trump aide had asked justices to let him stay free while he appealed contempt charge

(Newser) - Given the opportunity to keep Peter Navarro out of prison, at least for now, the Supreme Court on Monday declined. That means the former aide in the Trump White House remains scheduled to show up at a federal prison in Miami at 2pm Tuesday, Politico reports. Navarro's emergency motion...

He May Be First Trump Aide to Serve Time Over 2020 Vote

Peter Navarro ordered to report to prison this month for defying congressional subpoena

(Newser) - Former White House aide Peter Navarro has been ordered to report to prison on March 19 to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena , reports CNN . Navarro, 74, is thus poised to become the first top Donald Trump adviser to serve jail time over efforts to overturn...

As Congress Debates His Fate, Hunter Biden Drops In

President's son pops in on hearing on whether to hold him in contempt of Congress

(Newser) - The House Oversight Committee was settling in Wednesday to debate whether to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress over his refusal to testify behind closed doors in his father's impeachment inquiry, when in walked the object of their potential contempt himself. Things got pretty colorful pretty quickly, notes...

Hunter Biden Shows Up at Capitol, Defies GOP Subpoena

Says he'll only testify before a congressional committee in public

(Newser) - Hunter Biden was a no-show at a closed-door deposition scheduled for Wednesday morning following a subpoena from House Republicans—but he did show up at the Capitol complex to make a public statement. He said he would testify only in a public setting, echoing prior statements made by his lawyer...

House GOP to Hunter Biden: We'll Hold You in Contempt

They demand closed-door testimony in impeachment inquiry; Biden wants public hearing

(Newser) - House Republicans are threatening to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress if he doesn't sit for a closed-door deposition next week. For a second time Wednesday, Republicans rebuffed Biden's offer to publicly testify before the House Oversight Committee leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, per Axios...

Feds: Lock Up Bannon for 6 Months
Feds:
Lock Up
Bannon
for 6 Months
Oct 17, 2022 9:30 AM CDT

Feds: Lock Up Bannon for 6 Months

Prosecutors issue sentencing recommendation for contempt of Congress

(Newser) - Steve Bannon defiantly blew off a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House committee. Now federal prosecutors say he should go to prison for six months as a penalty. The Justice Department on Monday issued its sentencing recommendation for the Donald Trump ally, who was found guilty of contempt of Congress...

DOJ: We Won't Be Prosecuting Meadows, Scavino

Justice Department declines contempt charges for Trump's former chief of staff, social media director

(Newser) - On Friday, former Trump aide Peter Navarro was indicted on contempt charges for refusing to answer subpoenas by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Later that day, two others in Trump's circle avoided the same fate—two much more central figures regarding the former president. Politico...

Congress Holds Scavino, Navarro in Contempt

Justice Department will decide whether to prosecute

(Newser) - Former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress for their monthlong refusal to comply with subpoenas rendered by the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, the AP reports. The two men on Wednesday became the latest members...

House Jan. 6 Committee: Hold Scavino, Navarro in Contempt

The vote is unanimous, now goes to full House

(Newser) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas, the AP reports. The committee made their case that Navarro, former President...

'Need to End This Call': More Mark Meadows Texts Revealed

As House votes to recommend DoJ charge him with criminal contempt

(Newser) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday night voted 222-208 to recommend that Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress. Two Republicans, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger (both of whom sit on the select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack) voted with Democrats, CNN reports. The charges will be...

Fox Host's Jan. 6 Text to Meadows: 'This Is Hurting All of Us'

Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade all frantically messaged Trump's then-chief of staff

(Newser) - On Monday evening, a House panel probing what happened during the Capitol riot voted unanimously to recommend Mark Meadows, the chief of staff for former President Trump, be held in contempt of Congress. Among the evidence read aloud before the vote were a series of text messages sent to Meadows...

Jan. 6 Panel Votes to Hold Another Person in Contempt

But will likely give Jeffrey Clark another chance first

(Newser) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 US Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee's questions—but the panel agreed to let him come back for another try. The committee voted 9-0 Wednesday to...

Bannon: Make My Court Documents Public

Former White House adviser argues there's 'no reason' for protective order

(Newser) - Steve Bannon is pushing for the release of court documents as he faces contempt of Congress charges. A "standard protective order for discovery" has been applied to the case, blocking the government and the defense from releasing relevant documents to the public, reports the Washington Post . But "members...

Bannon Waives Arraignment
Bannon Waives Arraignment
Nov 17, 2021 4:04 PM CST

Bannon Waives Arraignment

Trump adviser files notice of not guilty plea to contempt counts

(Newser) - Steve Bannon asked a court to waive his arraignment hearing scheduled for Thursday, indicating in a filing that he's pleading not guilty to contempt of Congress charges. The onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump filed the notice Wednesday in federal court, CNN reports. That means the remote hearing,...

Bannon Surrenders to FBI —and Livestreams It
As Bannon Surrenders to FBI,
GOP Warns of Payback
the rundown
Nov 15, 2021 11:15 AM CST

As Bannon Surrenders to FBI, GOP Warns of Payback

Former Trump aide faces jail time if convicted of contempt of Congress

(Newser) - Steve Bannon didn't just surrender to the FBI on Monday—he livestreamed the moment for supporters and remained defiant about the controversy. The ally of former President Trump has been indicted on charges of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify or hand over documents to a House panel...

House Votes on Impeachment, Criminal Contempt Charges

The impeachment vote may signal future division

(Newser) - To impeach or not to impeach? That's been the question for House Democrats, and Wednesday they tried it—and it died. But the 332-95 vote against impeaching Trump for his racist tweets Sunday did rally 95 Democratic yeas vs 137 Democratic nays, confirming a divide in the party that...

House Panel Moves to Hold Barr, Ross in Contempt

Over census question

(Newser) - The House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the AP reports. Rep. Elijah...

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