Capitol attack: Schiff says Mark Meadows contempt decision imminent

[Jilly_in_VA]

The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is likely to decide this week whether to charge Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s final White House chief of staff, with criminal contempt of Congress, a key panel member said.

“I think we will probably make a decision this week on our course of conduct with that particular witness and maybe others,” Adam Schiff, a California Democrat and chair of the House intelligence committee, told CNN’s State of the Union.

Schiff also said he was concerned about the Department of Justice, for a perceived lack of interest in investigating Trump’s own actions, including asking officials in Georgia to “find” votes which would overturn his defeat by Joe Biden.

The 6 January committee is investigating the attack on the Capitol by supporters who Trump told to “fight like hell” to overturn his defeat.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/28/capitol-attack-mark-meadows-trump-contempt-of-congress-schiff

[Grasswire2]

1. COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!

What's to decide????

I love Adam Schiff, but ".....we will probably make a decision this week on our course of conduct...."

????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe if Congress stayed in Washington for a few weeks, they could get this task on the to-do list?

[Rebl2]

13. Exactly!

You’re also right about taking so much time off. A week off for Presidents, a couple weeks at Easter, etc. Unfortunately it’s been this way for many years. It needs to STOP right now.

[NurseJackie]

14. 🙄

Trust that they know what they're doing. I do.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Let's Give Him ONE MORE CHANCE To Appear

You never know, he might be visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley some night, and decide to show up.

If that fails, a 2nd strongly worded letter should suffice.

I realize Meadows has been saying FUCK YOU in response to his subpoena, but it's still within the realm of possibility that he'll change his mind. And it would look bad if we didn't give him several extra weeks to reach that point.

[captain queeg]

3. I read somewhere a lot of the cowardly rethugs have been asking to be supeoned to provide cover

from the slobfather. I guess if they are that scared of him they’ll put on a good show of resistance. Cowards

[Progressive Jones]

7. I've heard the same. Some are lining up for voluntary interviews. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Lock him up!!!!!

[DLevine]

5. Seriously, just do it. nt

[Me.]

6. Seriously!

if the situation was reversed there wouldn't be all this hemming and hawing

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

8. You've got that right.

They would have been in cells already.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. That post knocks it out of the park!

[Rebl2]

12. You are so right!

[AllaN01Bear]

9. git off yer duff and do it man.

[Poiuyt]

10. You would have thought the Committee would have all their ducks in a row for this

Same with the Justice Dept.

[bottomofthehill]

15. Not for nothing but

The one guy who has a potential claim of Executive Privilege in this is the former Presidents COS. This is the type of court battle that will draw out. I know, only the current President can claim the privilege, but the way to fix this is to have him come in and Claim the 5th in public. I know these people are incapable of shame, but still.

If this turns into a multi year court battle, and I think it will (did not go to law school, but have served people before) the House may well be gone before it is out of the courts. Take as much low hanging fruit as humanly possible and keep building the best case possible.

[Septua]

16. The Executive Privilege claim...

..is a bullshit justification for ignoring a subpoena or refusing to testify; and everybody knows it. I believe at least two judges have already ruled it isn't applicable simply because Trump isn't president and the testimony sought by the Committee isn't "information that would impair governmental functions" or threaten national security.

The Committee is seeking to discover information relative to an unknown number of people who sat in a War Room, scheming to obstruct certification of a national election which would have certainly "impaired governmental functions." To say it in more explicit terms, the Committee wants to know who all helped Trump with his attempt to overthrow the government and eventually nail Trump as the primary instigator and perpetrator of the failed cóup...

It's beyond my comprehension why the Committee is so cautious with their enforcement of the subpoenas unless it's fear of future reciprocity from Republicans...which is about the same as not pushing to kill the filibuster. They finally got what may well be one shot at bringing Trump down and need to make it happen. Issue the damn subpoenas and when they don't show up, write up the contempt charge and send it to DOJ. If the witnesses want to plead the fifth, fine. Then you know they got something to hide.

I ain't been to law school either but somebody has got to make somebody accountable and there has to be some way to do it.

[bottomofthehill]

17. There is, the court system but I don't believe it will get us there quick enough.

One way to expedite it may be for Justice to charge the former President. The criminal nature of Watergate helped to force the judiciary. I ( again non lawyer but victim of 1/6) feel that there should be criminal charges brought.

[Septua]

18. And you got to wonder why...

..they ain't already charged him. But, if you do the Google search, you find some explanations...

Then, there's the DA in GA investigating him for election tampering (whatever the term) and he's on a taped conversation telling the Secretary of State to find 11,000+ votes...how much evidence do you need?

I guess it requires the law degree to understand...

[Septua]

21. Chuck what's-his-name on MSNBC just said...

..the Feds/DOJ won't move until they are reasonably confident in a conviction. So, I guess they are still looking for an undeniable, irrefutable smoking gun.

[Marcuse]

20. President Obama nominated Garland because he was thought to be tolerable by the Gops.