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Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
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Originally Posted by LessinSF
Serious question - does Congress have the right/ability to prosecute defiance from a co-equal branch of the government? I should think not. The remedy is Constituional, i.e. impeachment.
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To "prosecute"? I think not. But a judge can put someone in contempt of court on his or her own initiative, so why not on request from Congress? Not sure why the only remedy should be constitutional.
There's a real problem here that DOJ is representing the Executive Branch, not the United States. If there is a good-faith reason to think that Congress has overstepped in issuing a subpoena, that's one thing, but I'm not seeing that with the subpoenas to Giuliani or State Department officials. The oath that DOJ lawyers is to defend the Constitution, not the Executive Branch.
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