The Department of Justice has determined that the head of their department, Attorney General Merrick Garland, cannot be charged with contempt of court because he had a good reason to ignore congress’ subpoenas. The claims come from a 57-page document issued by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
The House passed the resolution along party lines, 208-207. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has already responded to the DOJ’s seeming defense of their department leader by vowing to force a vote on Merrick Garland’s arrest if the DOJ doesn’t follow the resolution in the same manner it did to GOP leaders like Steve Bannon, who even now is fighting an order to go to prison.
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Excerpt from www.thegatewaypundit.com
An internal Justice Department (DOJ) memo has argued that Attorney General Merrick Garland is above the law and immune to prosecution for contempt of Congress.
The 57-page document issued by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), obtained by The Hill, explains why Garland did not surrender the embarrassing audio recording of Biden’s discussion with Special Counsel Robert Hur despite congressional demands.
… The memo states, “For nearly seven decades and across presidential administrations of both parties, the Executive Branch has taken the position that the criminal contempt of Congress statute … does not apply to Executive Branch officials who do not comply with a congressional subpoena based on a presidential assertion of executive privilege.”
“Consistent with this longstanding position, no U.S. Attorney has pursued criminal contempt charges against an Executive Branch official asserting the President’s claim of executive privilege,” the memo added.
On Wednesday, the House GOP voted to advance Garland’s contempt resolution by a narrow 208-207 majority, while 16 lawmakers did not vote.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she would force a vote on Merrick Garland’s arrest if the Justice Department doesn’t follow through after a contempt resolution.
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