Lieu reintroduced the Inherent Contempt Power Act in April, which would enable Congress to independently enforce subpoenas.
's advice to prosecute Trump political adviser Steven Bannon and others who defy subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot.
"The Department of Justice will make its own independent decisions in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law. Period. Full stop," DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said in a statement., expressed frustration at the slow-moving process of enforcing congressional subpoenas on members of Trump's inner circle.
and David Cicilline] and me. Just like courts, we have our own contempt authority," the California Democrat tweeted.to independently enforce subpoenas and other congressional actions by directly levying penalties against those refusing to comply. The January 6 committee has issued subpoenas for information and testimony from Bannon and other Trump advisers, including Mark Meadows, Kash Patel and Dan Scavino. Trump's attorney argues that the records are protected by executive privilege and has instructed the advisers to refuse to comply.
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