Thread by @Monaheart1229

Today's House resolution to hold McGahn in CoC, Barr in Civil CoC & increase Nadler's ability to obtain Mueller GJ testimony passed as expected, along party lines. #TuesdayMotivation
thehill.com/homenews/house…

2-"The resolution empowers the House Judiciary Committee to go before a federal court in seeking the Department of Justice's (DOJ) compliance with subpoenas for disputed materials and witness testimony. Two figures are named explicitly in the text: Attorney General William Barr,

3-" who has refused to release some parts of Mueller's report and the underlying documents; and Don McGhan, the former White House counsel who has defied a Democratic subpoena to appear before the committee.."If they continue to cooperate with us, I would expect that we will not

4-"race to the courthouse."That appeasement does not extend, however, to McGahn. And Democrats are suggesting they'll use the new legal powers provided by Tuesday's resolution to go after the former White House counsel in the not too distant future."Seems to me that Mr.

5-"McGahn is in a particularly vulnerable situation as a private citizen," Jeffries said. "He should either begin to cooperate immediately, or face the consequences."..Democratic leaders are labeling the resolution one of "civil contempt." But the measure makes no mention of

6-"contempt. And the language is much softer than another resolution, passed through the Judiciary panel last month, to hold Barr and McGahn in criminal contempt of Congress — a step that carries steep penalties, including heavy fines and up to a year in prison.

7-""We're calling it contempt, for short, because the courts obviously would have to find the executive branch in contempt in order to, sort of, render the orders to comply," said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.),

8-"a member of the Judiciary Committee and former constitutional law professor. "So it's, generally speaking, not contempt." ~The Hill