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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on May 10, 2019, 01:55:07 pm
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Schiff says Congress weighing hefty fines for Trump officials who evade subpoenas
By Morgan Chalfant - 05/10/19 09:44 AM EDT
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Friday that Congress is considering reviving its inherent contempt power to levy hefty fines on Trump administration officials and others for refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas.
“One thing we are considering … is whether we need to revive Congress’ inherent contempt power, such that we would have our own adjudication of the Congress and we would levy fines on those who are not cooperating until they produce what they are compelled to produce,†Schiff said at an event hosted by Axios.
Schiff said he was not interested in using the inherent contempt power to jail individuals who evade congressional subpoenas, but suggested fines — up to $25,000 per day — would be a “practical†way of compelling them to comply with the myriad of investigations underway in the Democratic-led House.
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/443081-schiff-says-congress-contemplating-hefty-fines-for-trump-officials