Nadler threatens contempt citation against Barr

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is threatening a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr if the Justice Department (DOJ) does not comply with a subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday evening, Nadler said that if he is unable to reach a "reasonable" agreement with the DOJ "in the next day or two" he would seek a contempt citation against Barr.

"I will continue to work with the attorney general to reach a reasonable accommodation on the access to the full report and the underlying evidence -- but not for much longer," Nadler said. "There are many questions that must be answered."

Barr released a reacted version of the Mueller report last month, but Nadler quickly subpoenaed for the full report, setting a deadline of May 1. Nadler said Wednesday that the administration informed him they would not turn over the report.

Roughly 10 percent of the public report is redacted to conceal grand jury material, details on ongoing investigations, classified information and details that could impact the privacy of third parties. Barr has allowed a select group of lawmakers, including Nadler, to review a less-redacted version of the report, but Democrats have objected to the arrangement because it leaves many in Congress unable to view information.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nadler-threatens-contempt-citation-against-barr/ar-AAAMGdV?li=BBnb7Kz

[Me.]

1. Dear Lord...Stop With The Threats Already

Drop the hammer...do you honestly think that working with him will get you anywhere?

[blur256]

2. Just do it already

The repubs would have. I know we are better than them but Jesus...

[a kennedy]

3. Threaten all he wants....NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

These bastards are untouchable it seems, and if they are, it’ll be our death as a country. Oh yah, we’ll live through it, but in the history books it’ll look like the Democrats let the country down.

[UniteFightBack]

4. I think Laurence Tribe is right...abandon this liar and bring in McGahn and Mueller. nt

[Kablooie]

5. It's all just talk.

They will just make another date that Bart can ignore.
They don't want to seem partisan you know.

[Girard442]

6. The House will have to, at some point, use its own resources to incarcerate one of these clowns.

It's not too hard to imagine an armed confrontation when that happens.

From the Wikipedia article: "Terri Schiavo Case."

On March 24, 2005, Judge Greer denied a petition for intervention by the Department of Children & Families (DCF) and signed an order forbidding the department from "taking possession of Theresa Marie Schiavo or removing her" from the hospice and directed "each and every and singular sheriff of the state of Florida" to enforce his order. The order was appealed to the Second District Court of Appeals the following day, which resulted in an automatic stay under state law. While the stay was in effect, Florida Department of Law Enforcement personnel prepared to take custody of Terri Schiavo and transfer her to a local hospital for reinsertion of the feeding tube. Once Greer was made aware of the stay, he ordered it lifted and all parties stood down. Governor Bush decided to obey the court order despite enormous pressure from the political right. If Bush (or the Florida Legislature) had ignored Greer's order by attempting to remove her from the hospice, a confrontation between the Pinellas Park Police Department and the FDLE agents could have ensued. In jest, one official said local police discussed "whether we had enough officers to hold off the National Guard".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case

Emphasis is mine. Yes, that nearly happened. We may soon be again at risk of two branches of government having an armed confrontation.

[SHRED]

7. OFFS

Why is Nadler playing footsies with this liar?

[Iwasthere]

8. The next day or two?

How about 2 hours, give him Fuc@ing hours.

[blueinredohio]

9. I wish Nadler would shit or get off the pot.