Congress controls the purse. Why can they not defund the DoJ/AG until LowBarr complies?

[CousinIT]

They're trying to deal with an utterly lawless regime using lawful and normal measures and procedures. That is NOT going to work and will only make them look ineffective and weak.

They're going to have to come up with another way to enforce compliance. Can they not cut off all funds immediately to the DoJ or at least the AG's office? NO salaries, no operational budget for anything. Shut them down financially. Until he goddamned complies.

[uponit7771]

1. Because funds are already dolled out, they can stop them in October IINM but they already have money

[marylandblue]

2. Holding up the federal budget for DOJ will not work for us

any better than Trump holding it up for a wall. Theoretically, we could hold DOJ alone, but in practice, the GOP would insist all or none, and blame us.

[tritsofme]

3. To be clear, you are calling for Democrats to engineer a government shutdown.

Current funding runs through 9/30, so that is the earliest you could partially shut down the government.

[hlthe2b]

4. Funds are already allocated for the fiscal year (ending Oct 1..) No way to pull them back.

[Bayard]

5. Okay

Have funds for tRump's trips to Mar-alogo every weekend already been allocated?

[sweetapogee]

6. what

what exactly would this accomplish?

[Bayard]

9. tRump would be screaming bloody murder

If he had to pay for those junkets himself. Which would also show the average citizen just how much those trips are costing us.

Let witnesses testify.

[sweetapogee]

10. and you think

that is a winning course of action? That this will result in winning 2020?

ON EDIT: Convince me that I'm wrong in thinking the best course of action here, to get to the nub of the question: "Did Barr mischaracterize the Mueller Report" would be to skip Barr and question Mueller on these things. Go right to the source.

[Bayard]

11. I'm saying, use whatever tools they have

The House has the purse strings.

Of course we need to go straight to Mueller. Barr has proven that he is worthless.

[LAS14]

7. Barr wouldn't care. Do you think he's interested in law enforcement????? nt

[onenote]

8. Because Congress consists of the House and Senate and Democrats only control the House

So exactly how does Congress defund the DOJ/AG?

And what would the consequences be of defunding the Office of the Attorney General (not even going to imagine shutting down the entire DOJ). What legitimate law enforcement activities would be compromised? How many clerical workers and staff would find themselves without a pay check? Do you think Barr needs the money? And how do you avoid a Constitutional bill of attainder issue?

This idea has come up several times and it never, ever, makes the slightest bit of sense.