Is it normal to sue somebody for ignoring a subpoena?

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Or is this an attempt to get them to comply without having to arrest them and causing a total media shitstorm?

(Prompted by this news:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212731296 )

[Leith]

1. Is it normal to ignore a Congressional subpoena?

I don't know if you have noticed, but these are not normal times.

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2. No. Just looking for some legal clarification.

[Leith]

4. Sorry - It sounded a lot funnier in my head

[blaze]

5. Ha! I know how that feels all too well!

[dewsgirl]

3. Bookmarking, I'm curious as well.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Some one last week posted

the Legality of a Subpoena and it's Legal Lifetime. Something like Seven years from date of delivery unless canceled by the Issuer .

[Igel]

7. Pretty much. At least congressional ones.

The marshals aren't all that useful, and by going to the courts it forces some action.

Typically there are negotiations over what's requested. Congress asks for everything and the administration says, "Okay, what do you *really* want?" Then they find a way to make nice, make everybody reasonably happy, reissue the subpoena and somebody issues a statement saying that the administration is fully complying. The courts typically take suits over enforcement very poorly and essentially order the two sides to work it out.


https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-houses-contempt-powers-explained does a decent job.

[AncientGeezer]

8. Not really...no one will be arrested.

AG Holder and the Fast and Furious freak show.. no one was arrested...is case in point.
He refused to release documents, Congress voted to hold the AG in Contempt and recently there was a settlement...that if I was as smart as RBG, I couldn't figure out.
That suit was filed in 2012 I believe...the settlement came in May'19...