Robert Reich (RBReich): Congress should be ready to arrest William Barr if he defies subpoena | Opinion
On Sunday, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee threatened to subpoena Attorney General William P. Barr if he refuses to testify this week about the Mueller report.
No questioning a former White House security director about issuances of security clearances. No questioning anyone about presidential tax returns. If Congress cannot get information about the executive branch, there is no longer any separation of powers, as sanctified in the US constitution. Under this inherent power, the House can order its own sergeant-at-arms to arrest the offender, subject him to a trial before the full House, and, if judged to be in contempt, jail that person until he appears before the House and brings whatever documentation the House has subpoenaed.
Sadly, there seems no other way to get Trump to move. Putting the onus on the Trump administration to get the issue to the court as soon as possible is the only way to force Trump into action, and not simply seek to run out the clock before the next election.
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