Merrick Garland held in contempt of Congress

[Dragonlady]

This is great news. Garland is corrupt and should be held to account.

No he's not, and since Garland is the guy who decides whether or not to charge himself, I suggest you hold your breath until he makes that decision.

 

[Rawley]

What is absurd about the claim?

They waived it when they handed over the transcript.

Mr. Biden conceded that the interview wasn’t privileged, and there’s no legal basis to say that a recording is different from a transcript.

The interview subject didn’t concern his presidential duties or White House deliberations. It concerned his handling of documents while in the Senate, as Vice President, or as a private citizen.

It doesn't protect the Justice Department’s ‘law enforcement investigations’ because that privilege typically attends to a continuing investigation, but Mr. Hur’s work is complete. He has filed his report and closed up shop.

The White House claim of privilege over the recordings isn’t intended to protect executive power. It’s intended to avoid presidential embarrassment. That’s a political goal, not a legitimate legal justification.

 

[Marener]

They waived it when they handed over the transcript.

Mr. Biden conceded that the interview wasn’t privileged, and there’s no legal basis to say that a recording is different from a transcript.

The interview subject didn’t concern his presidential duties or White House deliberations. It concerned his handling of documents while in the Senate, as Vice President, or as a private citizen.

It doesn't protect the Justice Department’s ‘law enforcement investigations’ because that privilege typically attends to a continuing investigation, but Mr. Hur’s work is complete. He has filed his report and closed up shop.

The White House claim of privilege over the recordings isn’t intended to protect executive power. It’s intended to avoid presidential embarrassment. That’s a political goal, not a legitimate legal justification.

They did not waive anything when they handed over the transcript.

They cite damage to future law enforcement activities. Specifically, Biden was under no obligation to sit for an interview. If future presidents know the opposing party is going to get ahold of the audio tapes to use against them, they would be reluctant to cooperate in such a manner.

The subpoena is intended to cause embarrassment. It is completely unnecessary for any investigation since they already have the transcript.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

This is great news. Garland is corrupt and should be held to account.

A complete waste of tax payer dollars and more ofrom the do-nothing-relevant congress

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

By the legislative branch?

That's a neat trick.

Isn't contempt of Congress a misdemeanor?

Not when you apply a few parlor tricks to make it a federal felony. See how that works?

 

[Catsnmeters]

Not when you apply a few parlor tricks to make it a federal felony. See how that works?

It isn't a federal felony, it's a state felony.

The law was applied, not parlor tricks.

The judge is compelled to follow the law and precedent. He can't change the law or ignore.

That is what he did....and just now realizing you went off thread topic.

My bad. I should have read the thread title before responding to your failed whataboutism.

 

[JWBooth]

This is great news. Garland is corrupt and should be held to account.

I hold congress in contempt as well and am just as likely to be held to account as Garland. GOPers in congress are great at pissing into the wind and rarely work up the gumption to even that much.

 

[Nostra]

They did not waive anything when they handed over the transcript.

They cite damage to future law enforcement activities. Specifically, Biden was under no obligation to sit for an interview. If future presidents know the opposing party is going to get ahold of the audio tapes to use against them, they would be reluctant to cooperate in such a manner.

The subpoena is intended to cause embarrassment. It is completely unnecessary for any investigation since they already have the transcript.

How would the tape cause embarrassment?

Be specific.

 

[Foxfyre]

Merry Garland is a charged felon.

No. From "Wiki" because it is a succinct definition that I know to be accurate:
"The criminal offense of contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than 100,000 nor less than $100 and imprisonment in a common jail for not less than one month nor more than twelve months"

However the Congress has no power to impose either fine nor jail sentence but can only make the criminal referral to the DOJ. Merrick Garland heads the DOJ so. . .

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Merry Garland is a charged felon.

There are no charges.

 

[BlindBoo]

The President's mental state. Hur found Biden was incompetent to stand trial for a reason.

"....but several material distinctions between Mr. Trump's case and Mr. Biden's are clear. Unlike the evidence involving Mr. Biden, the allegations set forth in the indictment of Mr. Trump, if proven, would present serious aggravating facts. Most notably, after being given multiple chances to return classified documents and avoid prosecution, Mr. Trump allegedly did the opposite. According to the indictment, he not only refused to return the documents for many months, but he also obstructed justice by enlisting others to destroy evidence and then to lie about it. In contrast, Mr. Biden turned in classified documents to the National Archives and the Department of Justice, consented to the search of multiple locations including his homes, sat for a voluntary interview. and in other ways cooperated with the investigation.

In reaching our decision, we did not consider every circumstance m which criminal charges against a former president or vice president for mishandling classified information may be warranted. But on the facts of this case, "the fundamental interests of society" do not "require" criminal charges against Mr. Biden.~ For this additional reason, applying the Principles of Federal Prosecution set forth in the Justice Manual, we decline prosecution.

https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf

 

[WEATHER53]

They waived it when they handed over the transcript.

Mr. Biden conceded that the interview wasn’t privileged, and there’s no legal basis to say that a recording is different from a transcript.

The interview subject didn’t concern his presidential duties or White House deliberations. It concerned his handling of documents while in the Senate, as Vice President, or as a private citizen.

It doesn't protect the Justice Department’s ‘law enforcement investigations’ because that privilege typically attends to a continuing investigation, but Mr. Hur’s work is complete. He has filed his report and closed up shop.

The White House claim of privilege over the recordings isn’t intended to protect executive power. It’s intended to avoid presidential embarrassment. That’s a political goal, not a legitimate legal justification.

So correct
This isn’t even a personal privacy issue, it is the stability and safety of the nation issue

 

[WEATHER53]

How would the tape cause embarrassment?

Be specific.

Specifically it would show he cannot take and respond to a question, and then the next and the next

 

[WEATHER53]

There are no charges.

Contempt
Get outside, it’s your summer vacation kid

 

[Rawley]

They did not waive anything when they handed over the transcript.

That's absurd

They cite damage to future law enforcement activities. Specifically, Biden was under no obligation to sit for an interview. If future presidents know the opposing party is going to get ahold of the audio tapes to use against them, they would be reluctant to cooperate in such a manner.

Equally absurd

The subpoena is intended to cause embarrassment. It is completely unnecessary for any investigation since they already have the transcript.

The absurd claim of EP is to avoid personal and political embarrassment - which is not a valid claim.

 

[ColonelAngus]

How would the tape cause embarrassment?

Be specific.

If it was Trump on tape, it would have been leaked.

 

[Missourian]

Here's my one good word for Mitch the Bitch McConnell this month.

Thank goodness he sunk this dipshits nomination to the Supreme Court.

We really dodged a bullet here.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

If it was Trump on tape, it would have been leaked.

Then where is the leaked audio of Smith interviewing Trump?

 

[BluesLegend]

Look a sitting president was found to have broke multiple federal laws surrounding classified documents over a period of decades. FULL transparency is required.

 

[BackAgain]

Also, I hold Meritless Garland in contempt.