Tag: House select committee
Showdown looms with Republican Congressional insurrectionists
Jim W. Dean - The door needs to be nailed shut on these election overthrow attempts, and the harshest penalties need to be imposed.
Glenn Kirschner calls for criminal contempt charges for Trump subpoena no...
Among other crimes, the Senate details how Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to overturn the election results. The conduct described in the report makes clear that Trump committed the crime of Coercion of Political Activity, 18 US Code section 610.
Jan. 6 committee prepares legal arsenal for likely subpoena fights
Jim W. Dean - The Justice Department will be looking for criminal infractions, the biggest prize being sedition, as that carries the biggest penalties.
Jan. 6 committee seeks testimony from riot defendants who pleaded guilty
“No American President holds the power to sanction unlawful actions because this would make a farce of the rule of law,” Judge Beryl Howell.