Contempt of Congress Archives

Thu, Sep 19th, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee Is Preparing To Hold Corey Lewandowski In Contempt

The entire process takes weeks, but the House Judiciary Committee is moving to hold Corey Lewandowski in contempt.

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Explainer: How powerful are Congress subpoenas, contempt citations?

U.S. House Democrats threatened on Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr in "contempt of Congress" for not complying with a subpoena to hand over an unredacted version of the Mueller report. What does that mean?

Reuters

Wed, May 1st, 2019Wed, May 1st, 2019

House Democrats To Hold Barr In Contempt Of Congress If He Doesn’t Show Up At Hearing

House Judiciary Committee Democrats are warning that they will hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not appear at a Thursday hearing.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Fri, May 9th, 2014

Led by Darrell Issa, House Republicans Are Taking America Back to McCarthyism

This week, Issa took a page straight out of McCarthy's tactics and for the first time since the McCarthy era called for a vote to hold a witness in contempt for exercising her Constitutional 5th Amendment right.

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Thu, Jun 28th, 2012Sat, Jun 30th, 2012

Even John Boehner Recognizes the Sham and Shame of Holding Holder in Contempt

Even John Boehner doesn't buy the Eric Holder contempt craziness. He recognizes it for the sham and embarrassment that it is.

Adalia Woodbury

Ms. Woodbury has a graduate degree in political science, with a minor in law. She is a qualified expert on political theory with a specific interest in the nexus between political theories and models and human rights.

Based on her interest in human rights and the threats that authoritarian regimes are to them, Ms. Woodbury’s masters thesis examined the influence of politics on the enforcement of international criminal law was cited in several academic studies.

Published work includes case summaries for the War Crimes Research Office.

She has an extensive background doing legal research in international and domestic law.

Ms. Woodbury’s work for politicusUSA includes articles on voting rights, the right to asylum and other civil/human rights.