Democrats Go After Mnuchin For Contempt

Over the course of the past couple of weeks, the Democrat controlled House of Representatives has been on an extensive campaign of aggression against Donald Trump’s administration. The latest manifestation of this has come in the form of subpoenas of various information. The requested information includes not only a completely unredacted version of the Muller Report but also the tax records of the president.

More specifically, Steven Mnuchin has been a direct target of the Democrat-led House. A growing number of Democrat Reps are calling to hold Mncuhin and others in contempt of Congress. The punishment for contempt is actually rather steep. It includes a $1,000 fine as well as a max of 12 months imprisonment.

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Why have Democrats decided that they are going to weaponize contempt of Congress? This is a demonstration that the left is not satisfied with what the administration has provided them. Further, the attempts to hold Attorney General William Barr in Contempt also demonstrate the true motive of Congressional Democrats. Trump’s administration has provided them with everything that they would reasonably need in order to advance what they set out to.

The stated goal of Congress is to determine if the Muller Report lays out a sufficient case for obstruction of justice against President Donald Trump. William Barr has provided more than enough information to Congress. Barr has given them several documents including a four-page summary of the much larger 400-page document. He also provided a redacted version of the report that excluded confidential info pertaining to ongoing investigations. In addition, he provided a less redacted version of the report only excluding grand jury material that is protected under law. Last but not least, he provided a completely unredacted version. However, this version is only available to select members who have the needed clearance to view the entire document.

However, they are still unsatisfied. This weaponization of contempt of Congress is an overreach by Congress. The patience of the American people with the House of Representatives is wearing thin.