Justice Department says it won't prosecute AG Garland after contempt vote 01:54. Washington — House Republicans are ramping up their efforts to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General ...

Under inherent contempt, Congress could fine people who aren’t cooperating with them today. At the top of their list for any of these punishments might be the acting director of national ...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is preparing to force a House floor vote to invoke the rarely-used inherent contempt power to fine Garland $10,000 for each day he does not hand over the tapes.

Congress's authority to impose fines and jail individuals for non-compliance has been upheld in the Supreme Court. But the last time Congress made use of it's inherent contempt power was in 1935.

Inherent contempt could also include fines instead of arrest and imprisonment, which some Democrats had suggested. Luna's resolution though, calls for Garland's arrest.

The House rejected a resolution Thursday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “inherent contempt” of Congress and fine him $10,000 each day that he does not turn over audio tapes from ...

Key Background. Luna introduced a resolution to hold Garland in inherent contempt late Wednesday, despite other House Republicans reportedly requesting Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., kill the motion ...

Congress has "inherent contempt power" to enforce subpoenas, Schiff said. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said on Friday that House Democrats are considering fines on Trump administration officials in ...

Commentary Use of Inherent Contempt Power Is Appropriate in Jan. 6 Investigation It was very encouraging that the Justice Department presented the Bannon contempt case to a grand jury, which ...

US Attorney General William Barr didn’t show up to a House hearing over the Mueller report. But that’s not why he might be held in contempt of Congress.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Wednesday ruled out Democrats using inherent contempt to enforce subpoenas and became the most senior Democrat to say the chamber ...