House Capitol attack panel ready to urge prosecution of Trump aides, says Schiff

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Guardian

The House select committee investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol on 6 January is prepared to urge federal prosecution of former aides to Donald Trump who refuse to comply with subpoenas, a key panel member said.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, strategist Steve Bannon and Pentagon aide Kash Patel are defying subpoenas for documents and testimony, under instruction from the former president.

Amid fears that the panel will not take legal action to enforce its will, Adam Schiff, a member of the panel as well as chairman of the House intelligence committee, spoke to CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday.

The 6 January committee, he said, “wants to make sure that these witnesses come in and testify, and we are prepared to go forward and urge the justice department to criminally prosecute anyone who does not do their lawful duty”.

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[Funtatlaguy]

1. Lock them up...Lock them up.

[bluestarone]

2. I hope so!

I have full faith in this panel! If they do not succeed, it will NOT be their fault. (just my personal view)

[JohnSJ]

3. Should I hold my breath?

[Effete Snob]

4. Be "ready to urge"

[Grasswire2]

9. heh

noted.

[LiberalLovinLug]

42. Here's the plan:

1. get ready to urge

2. start to urge

3. Ramp up urging

4. Strongly worded letter

5. A new letter with even stronger words.

6. Complain to the news media

7. Threaten with enforcement

8. Second warning on enforcement

9. Third warning

10. Oh...not enough time now before the mid terms. We'll for sure for sure make them comply once we win more seats.

[Enter stage left]

5. No more talk and threats, It's long past time for action.

LOCK THEM UP!

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Should we be planning a citizen's committee to procure the arrests?

Or will we wait for the other shoe to drop?

[Ocelot II]

7. How does that work?

[Effete Snob]

30. Citizens Arrest Committees

...typically involve several pickup trucks, a random assortment of firearms and enough beer to go around.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. I doubt the conspiracy against the United States will cooperate other than plead the 5th Amendment

It is irrational to expect them to become patriotic for the good of the country. My guess is they probably still want to overthrow the US government in favor of their own set of stooges.

[Walleye]

10. Give Bannon immunity. He can't help running his mouth

[Mr. Evil]

14. Just give him a bottle of vodka.

That should get them a full day of cooperation.

[Walleye]

15. 👍🥃

[Clearheadsam]

22. If I was Bannon's liver, I would take him to court for abuse.

[dchill]

24. Right! He doesn't deserve immunity. From ANYTHING.

[PoliticAverse]

34. So he could pull an Oliver North and take blame for everything?... n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Bounties. Just like TX. Round 'em up. I'm joking unless they don't enforce subpoenas. Then warrants

[Botany]

41. "Bounties," you say?

[Marthe48]

12. How would they handle thugs?

Like punks who break laws, but aren't politicians, or political hacks. Treat them like they would regular punks, and if they defy subpoenas, destroy evidence and so on, arrest them for the laws they are breaking and lock them up until they comply.

Sick of punks running and ruining my country.

[bottomofthehill]

13. vote Criminal Contempt

Send to Justice department dispatch us marshals to take into custody.

[Walleye]

16. Seems to me I remember mobsters And the like being hauled before congressional committees

These are basically just PR guys. We certainly should be able to compel them to testify. Scavino was just a Twitter man

[Marthe48]

18. Yes

Whatever action the panel takes, the members will be accused of going after political enemies. In a different time, people like bannon, et all would be described as our country's enemies

[Justice matters.]

35. Two old-fashion Republican politicians on the Committee.

So it is not just Democrats who want to get all the facts about the insurrection.

I want a subpoena to the former guy before the end of the hearings...

[monkeyman1]

17. talk is cheap -------------- do it & get it done ! they think it won't happen !

[czarjak]

19. Avowed Leninist Steve Bannon, Chief Strategist to Trump?

[maxsolomon]

20. Attack Panel!

I love it. Great branding.

Whatever legal procedure you've got lined up, Schiff, start now. 2024 is staring me in the face.

[stillcool]

21. I think they have to 'fail to appear'

before they get locked up. Silly of me to think laws matter, but I don't think saying something equates to doing it.

[drray23]

29. they already have failed to produce the documents.

These subpoenas were not just for appearing later this month, they were also for providing documents for which the deadline has passed.

[Tacan]

23. Republicans don't respond to subpoenas

And Democrats don't enforce them.

[mrsadm]

25. "urge?" - what does that mean?

[PoliticAverse]

28. It means you send them a suggestive letter. n/t

[Effete Snob]

31. But only if you have reached full "ready to urge" levels

[PoliticAverse]

32. More seriously the House must vote a contempt and the matter gets "referred" to the DOJ...

Following the refusal of a witness to produce documents or to testify, the committee is entitled to report a resolution of contempt to its parent chamber. A Committee may also cite a person for contempt but not immediately report the resolution to the floor. In the case of subcommittees, they report the resolution of contempt to the full Committee, which then has the option of rejecting it, accepting it but not reporting it to the floor, or accepting it and reporting it to the floor of the chamber for action. On the floor of the House or the Senate, the reported resolution is considered privileged and, if the resolution of contempt is passed...

Following a contempt citation, the presiding officer of the chamber is instructed to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; according to the law it is the duty of the U.S. Attorney to refer the matter to a grand jury for action.

(From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress )

[FBaggins]

37. Simple - the committee lacks the power to prosecute

So they would be recommending that the full House vote on contempt or asking the DOJ to consider asking a court to enforce the subpoena.

[SergeStorms]

26. An actual president...

would tell his subordinates to protect themselves from legal jeopardy and testify. That's what an actual president would do.

Asshole45 says, " protect ME, PROTECT ME! Sacrifice yourselves and protect me!"

But of course, that's what any honest, guilt free president would do, right? Everyone has to fall on their swords to protect the most criminal "president" to ever be elected by Vladimir Putin.

[HUAJIAO]

27. Well........................... do it !

[DallasNE]

33. I Hope They Would Also Pursue Obstruction Of Justice

Against TFG at the same time. "Under instruction from the former president" looks pretty cut and dried to me.

[Champp]

36. Republicans who betrayed America

Deserve justice: lock them up.

[Javaman]

38. I will believe it when I see it.

we've been down this road before about issuing subpoenas and them being ignored with no repercussions.

this is how you jade a public into thinking the government is ineffective.

threats, harsh words mean nothing to me.

[SouthernDem4ever]

39. If they don't follow through with this we are doomed to have it happen again, only worse

Quit the sandbagging and prosecute according to the law and don't wait for them to screw around.

[Trust_Reality]

40. Do it, damn it!