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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:36 PM Oct 2021

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The House's Contempt Powers Explained:

This is from The National Constitution Center. I guess they know as much as anyone:

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-houses-contempt-powers-explained

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The House's Contempt Powers Explained: (Original Post) Tomconroy Oct 2021 OP

This is crying out for a one paragraph summary. I tried but, cant. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #1

I guess the significant part is that there is no law or court decision Tomconroy Oct 2021 #2

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)

1. This is crying out for a one paragraph summary. I tried but, cant.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:44 PM

Oct 2021

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. I guess the significant part is that there is no law or court decision

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 14, 2021, 09:12 PM

Oct 2021

That prevents the House from finding Bannon in contempt and sending the Sergeant at Arms out to slap some cuffs on him.

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