All posts tagged "Contempt Of Congress"

Republican efforts to hit Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress charges have stalled because of skeptical Trump officials, per The Wall Street Journal.

According to a Thursday report, Trump administration officials are holding up the GOP's threat to prosecute Fauci because of doubts about whether the legal approach supports an indictment by the Justice Department.

A GOP-led Senate committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress three weeks ago. The August 6 contempt vote was brought by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who brought Fauci into a hearing to face questions about his leadership of the country's COVID pandemic response. Fauci responded by pleading the Fifth more than 100 times....

A furious Marjorie Taylor Greene went on a late-night meltdown just hours before her ally Steve Bannon was due to report to prison Monday.

The Georgia Republican lashed out on X, calling the conviction for contempt of Congress a “disgrace."

Bannon has been ordered to report to a federal prison to start his four-month prison sentence after multiple appeals of his conviction failed....