What constitutes Contempt of Congress?

[TNNurse]

Sessions, Coates, Rogers seem to be flirting with it.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Flirting?

That was more like pussygrabbing.
Contemptuous bastards.

[TNNurse]

2. Who can charge them with it??

[elleng]

3. 'the act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees.

Historically, the bribery of a senator or representative was considered contempt of Congress. In modern times, contempt of Congress has generally applied to the refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by a Congressional committee or subcommittee—usually seeking to compel either testimony or the production of requested documents.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

[TNNurse]

4. So Flynn has done these things and nothing happened???

[bresue]

8. And what are the punishments?

[elleng]

9. Inherent contempt

Under this process, the procedure for holding a person in contempt involves only the chamber concerned. Following a contempt citation, the person cited is arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms for the House or Senate, brought to the floor of the chamber, held to answer charges by the presiding officer, and then subjected to punishment as the chamber may dictate (usually imprisonment for punishment reasons, imprisonment for coercive effect, or release from the contempt citation).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

[Generic Brad]

5. Smoking in the boys room?

Eating candy in open session and not bringing enough to share with everyone? Sticking chewed gum under the table? Painting liberal graffiti in the hallway?

[Wounded Bear]

6. I'm pretty sure that the first requirement is that you have to be a Democrat...

other than that, I don't know. Seems like Repubs could shit on the floor with not so much as a by your leave.

[Angleae]

7. Whatever congress decides it is.