dc bar offers Moscow Mueller for indictiments

[garhkal]

Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

contempt of congress doesn't hold a lot of power as contempt of court..

Why not? What 'power' does it actually have then, to find someone in contempt of congress?

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by garhkal

Why not? What 'power' does it actually have then, to find someone in contempt of congress?

problem is its the executive office (namely the president) that has to enforce it. If the president won't enforce it, there's not much value in having a contempt of congress on the presidents' officers.

it only works on people outside of the agencies like CEO's or lawyers, they'll do that.

[Yssup Rider]

Thank you Alan Doucheowitz!

[garhkal]

Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

problem is its the executive office (namely the president) that has to enforce it. If the president won't enforce it, there's not much value in having a contempt of congress on the presidents' officers.

it only works on people outside of the agencies like CEO's or lawyers, they'll do that.

So 'contempt of congress' is meaningless.. In that case WHY KEEP the bloody law on the book?

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by garhkal

So 'contempt of congress' is meaningless.. In that case WHY KEEP the bloody law on the book?

the law has some value.

I think its useful to be used on people outside Washington D.C. who has to testify in front of congress but won't "cooperate" in sharing info or lie about certain facts.

bear in mind, the committee is not a court room. different standards may apply.