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babylonsister

(171,054 posts) Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:03 PM Mar 2022

Two More Trump Aides to Be Held In Contempt

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/24/two-more-trump-aides-to-be-held-in-contempt/

Two More Trump Aides to Be Held In Contempt
March 24, 2022 at 3:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

The House panel investigating the Capitol riot said they will hold Trump loyalists Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress when the panel meets on Monday, The Hill reports.

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Two More Trump Aides to Be Held In Contempt (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2022 OP

Being held in contempt of Congress is meaningless Poiuyt Mar 2022 #1

Contempt rso Mar 2022 #2

So what does that mean? SoonerPride Mar 2022 #3

Exactly, so what? dem4decades Mar 2022 #4

...K&R... spanone Mar 2022 #5

Poiuyt

(18,122 posts)

1. Being held in contempt of Congress is meaningless

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:04 PM

Mar 2022

They can just ignore this

rso

(2,271 posts)

2. Contempt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:06 PM

Mar 2022

Means nothing unless it’s referred to DOJ and DOJ decides to indict and prosecute.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

3. So what does that mean?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:10 PM

Mar 2022

I do ask that in all seriousness.

Nothing will happen to them.

Congress is powerless and toothless.

They can and will ignore subpoenas with no repercussions.

dem4decades

(11,282 posts)

4. Exactly, so what?

Reply to SoonerPride (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:13 PM

Mar 2022

spanone

(135,816 posts)

5. ...K&R...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 05:36 PM

Mar 2022

They refuse to play by the rules.

Hope there are real repercussions coming

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