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Schiff sounds like he wants to imprison people held in contempt of congress. (Original Post) triron Sep 2019 OP
it must be revived -- DoJ is a puppet and Judiciary has been corrupted Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #1
REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): You know, the remedies that we have are the same as the Judiciary Commi trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #2
Schiff and Maddow know how to do it. triron Sep 2019 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #3
She refused to be part of the endless republican persecution of the Clintons. triron Sep 2019 #5
Well Adam let's do it already. Start with Barr. triron Sep 2019 #6
knr triron Sep 2019 #7

Hermit-The-Prog

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1. it must be revived -- DoJ is a puppet and Judiciary has been corrupted
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:40 AM
Sep 2019

The House is the last hope. Moscow Mitch is determined to allow Putin to control election results in 2020.

trueblue2007

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2. REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): You know, the remedies that we have are the same as the Judiciary Commi
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:47 AM
Sep 2019

REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): You know, the remedies that we have are the same as the Judiciary Committee and the same as the Ways And Means Committee. They're violating the statute, we can enforce it in court but that takes time.



That really doesn't necessarily change in an impeachment proceeding where they can fight us likewise but there is another remedy that I think we really need to consider that maybe even quicker than an impeachment proceeding or the court proceeding and that is reviving Congress' inherent power of contempt, something we utilize up until the 1930s where we in effect do our own judicial proceeding in the Congress, have a little mini-trial in the Congress and hold people in contempt and responsible and compel their production without even going to court. Now, it used to be we imprisoned people but we could also fine them $25,000 a day until they comply or some other number. That may be an even swifter remedy if we need to embark on it and we may have to.

RACHEL MADDOW, MSNBC HOST: Congressman Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. You make news every time you're on the show, sir. appreciate you.

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