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Chairman McCaul threatens to hold Secretary of State Blinken in contempt of Congress

May 9, 2023 Blinken, state, Congress, Hold, Secretary, threatens, chairman, contempt, McCaul0 comment

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for not turning over confidential messages from career diplomats. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Blinken hasn’t complied with a subpoena demanding access to so-called dissent channel cables from State Department personnel during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The dissent channel serves as a forum for diplomats to critique department policy decisions. McCaul said a State Department briefing last month on the content of those cables fell short…

House Sends Criminal Contempt Referral Against Meadows To DOJ

December 15, 2021 Referral, House, against, sends, Meadows, criminal, contempt0 comment

<p>The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to refer former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for criminal prosecution for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee.</p> Talking Points Memo

Steve Bannon released from custody pending trial on contempt of Congress charges

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Steve, Bannon, contempt, pending, Congress, from, custody, released, Trial, charges0 comment

CNN)Steve Bannon won’t be detained before trial on charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6. Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court for the first time Monday. He will be arraigned on Thursday. Prosecutors did not seek to detain Bannon before trial. Under conditions approved by the judge, Bannon agreed to weekly check-ins, to surrender his passport, provide notice of any travel outside the district and seek court approval for travel outside…

What’s Contempt of Congress and Executive Privilege? – The Washington Post

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What’s Contempt of Congress and Executive Privilege? The Washington Post “us congress” – Google News

The House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress – NPR

October 22, 2021 Congress, votes, House, Hold, Bannon, contempt0 comment

The House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress NPR U.S. House committee backs contempt charge against Trump aide Bannon Reuters US Congress seeks to compel Bannon testimony in January 6 probe Al Jazeera English Trump ally Steve Bannon held in contempt by US Congress for defying summons The National US Congress declares Steve Bannon in contempt for refusing to testify – 10/22/2021 Sprout Wired View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

Explainer: How hard-hitting are U.S. Congress subpoenas, contempt citations? – Reuters

May 8, 2019 U.S., Congress, Reuters, Subpoenas, contempt, Explainer, hardhitting, citations0 comment

Explainer: How hard-hitting are U.S. Congress subpoenas, contempt citations? Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr faces the prospect on Wednesday of a vote by a U.S. House committee to hold him in “contempt of Congress. “us congress” – Google News