Trump’s lackeys would rather defy US Congress than anger their old boss.

[Guno צְבִי]

The House of Representatives voted to hold Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s fourth and final chief of staff, in criminal contempt of Congress. Whether Meadows is formally charged is now up to the justice department and a federal grand jury.

If indicted, Meadows would be the second member of the Trump administration under a cloud of pending prosecution – alongside Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign guru, who also played an integral role in the run-up to the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

For Bannon and Meadows alike, their challenges to the House special committee are a mixture of theatrics and political self-preservation. Both men yearn for a seat at Trump’s righthand if a second Trump presidency comes to pass. Beyond that, they want to be heroes to the ex-president’s base.


Let’s recap. Here, Meadows turned over reams of records to a congressional committee that has Trump in its crosshairs, and then belatedly refused to appear before that very same committee after publishing a book and spilling his guts.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/15/mark-meadows-steve-bannon-contempt-congress

 

[Guno צְבִי]

From the looks of things, Meadows is now engaged in a salvage operation. As for Trump, he has made his displeasure towards Meadows known, labeling him “fucking stupid” and damning his book as “fake news”.

 

[evince]

What a pack of idiots


The Republican Party is a dead man walking

 

[PostmodernProphet]

where on earth can you find a rational person who WOULDN'T want to defy the idiots in the US congress?......

 

[PostmodernProphet]

a cloud of pending prosecution

that fog has been obscuring things in Washington for the last five years and nothing has come of it.....

 

[Nomad]

The House of Representatives voted to hold Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s fourth and final chief of staff, in criminal contempt of Congress. Whether Meadows is formally charged is now up to the justice department and a federal grand jury.

If indicted, Meadows would be the second member of the Trump administration under a cloud of pending prosecution – alongside Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign guru, who also played an integral role in the run-up to the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

For Bannon and Meadows alike, their challenges to the House special committee are a mixture of theatrics and political self-preservation. Both men yearn for a seat at Trump’s righthand if a second Trump presidency comes to pass. Beyond that, they want to be heroes to the ex-president’s base.


Let’s recap. Here, Meadows turned over reams of records to a congressional committee that has Trump in its crosshairs, and then belatedly refused to appear before that very same committee after publishing a book and spilling his guts.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/15/mark-meadows-steve-bannon-contempt-congress

I've just gotten sick of hearing and talking about these mindless trash suckers.

Trump really did cause the stinking, infected, festering pus of society to ooze to the surface and show itself.

What a pack of idiots


The Republican Party is a dead man walking

I don't believe they are.

Like it or not, half of this country is still conservative.

Hopefully enough of them have had enough of Trumpism to reject it, but they will still be conservative and will still vote against what they see as being too liberal for their liking.

 

[Into the Night]

The House of Representatives voted to hold Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s fourth and final chief of staff, in criminal contempt of Congress. Whether Meadows is formally charged is now up to the justice department and a federal grand jury.

There is no such thing as 'criminal contempt of Congress'. There is no crime in treating Congress with contempt. Where do you think many comedians get their material?

If indicted, Meadows would be the second member of the Trump administration under a cloud of pending prosecution – alongside Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign guru, who also played an integral role in the run-up to the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

The House has no power to conduct any trial. See Articles I and III.

For Bannon and Meadows alike, their challenges to the House special committee are a mixture of theatrics and political self-preservation. Both men yearn for a seat at Trump’s righthand if a second Trump presidency comes to pass. Beyond that, they want to be heroes to the ex-president’s base.

Nah. Congress simply doesn't have the authority they claim.

Let’s recap. Here, Meadows turned over reams of records to a congressional committee that has Trump in its crosshairs, and then belatedly refused to appear before that very same committee after publishing a book and spilling his guts.

He doesn't have to appear before any committee. See Articles I and III and the 5th amendment.