It all goes to Gingrich.
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Actually, I don’t think it’s contempt of Congress to ignore a subpoena before the House has moved to enforce it. So the first thing to do is to get the court order
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It is possible that revelations in the coming weeks can put these thugs back on their heels.
Probable, in my view.
Mimi Rocah opined last night about the incredible amount of corruption of the Trump Administration…as though it was a mountain-sized bundle of sin.
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A Mt. Vesuvius of venality.
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I dont think that is how it works. Congress has the authority to subpoena, if that is ignored they are in contempt if Congress declares it so. What you suggest leaves Congress with no authority.
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I agree with you - Congress issued a subpoena. It was ignored. There’s no requirement that they go to the 3d branch before they act - that would be a violation of the Separation of Powers.
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A Krakatoa of Corruption.
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A Campi Flegrei of Felonies.
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Yea I am not sure but I would think that after being declared in contempt Congress would take the individual to court to enforce the order by using the civil authorities. That should be a slam dunk deal, I would think.
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A Stromboli of Subversion
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We are going to have to now be very much aware that feelings of progress, like everything in Trump’s USA, can be commodified.
Last night’s Flynn memos talked about by Rachel and Lawrence mentioned highly improper actions by Team Trump and also hinted at other things in the near future.
I would have thought that this would have gotten more positive play today, in the articles and among posters. Instead I see an abundance of tamping down anything with a hint of hope…
I do not mind squelching of actual data in plain view, if warranted…but I cannot see anything normal about squelching things in the near future
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because it add nothing to the court case demanding the tax returns, and IMHO the easier it is for the public to understand what is going on, the better. That means the fewer complications, the better.
An Etna of Evil
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Unfortunately this process (known as statutory contempt) requires a referral by Congress to the DC Federal district prosecutor – in other words, a referral to the DoJ. And the DoJ does not have to respond to that referral…
There is also civil contempt, in which House can ask a judge to compel compliance with a subpoena. This is what happened with “Oversight v Holder” – and it took three years for any documents to be released.
That being said, Neal has another option… a writ of mandamus. This is a court order demanding that a public official do their job as defined under the law. In this instance, it should be an open and shut case, because the law is unequivocal that Mnuchin “shall” provide tax returns.
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A Krakatoa of Korruption
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I have ‘kept my powder dry’ on raining hellfire on ‘wimpy’ democrats but that is the wishiest washiest mealiest mouthiest pile of horseshit yet. Neal. For crying out loud. Can you ask for a whipping any more ardently? Pull down your pants a little? You have every right, and every green light to unload a government issued-sized can of whupass on those fuckos…and you say “I don’t know what good it will do”?
Yes-do both! Nancy P. is “bundling” every contempt charge and they will be voted on as one big gob o’contempt. I think that’s the technical term 
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Thanks for that but I think you are mistaken about the Federal District of DC being part of the DoJ. This District is Under Congress.
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Unlike the states, District of Columbia is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of Columbia. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys’ offices) and as the local district attorney. The Attorney General of the District of Columbia, who is elected by the people of the District, handles local civil litigation and minor infractions, comparable with a City Attorney.
The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia is Jessie K. Liu, who was nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate in September 2017.[1] Liu replaced Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips.[2]
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It is the Everest of Evil. There I said it. Someone had to.
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