Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
apnews.com
This comes hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge.
  • GamingChairModel@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    So then they decide to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress which is the only escalation they have in this position.

    Also, Merrick Garland is the head of the DOJ, and only the DOJ can prosecute contempt of Congress as a crime. So if Congress says that DOJ is acting in contempt of Congress, they’re asking DOJ to prosecute itself.