Justice Department will not pursue criminal contempt charges on Barr and Ross in Census dispute with Congress

[SteveG]

Barr refuses to pursue criminal contempt charges against himself.
Sounds like some 3rd world backwater, don't it?

Justice Department will not pursue criminal contempt charges in Census dispute with Congress
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-c...SKCN1UJ2Y7

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will not pursue criminal charges against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, after Democrats in the House of Representatives voted to hold them in contempt in a dispute over documents concerning whether to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

In a letter on Wednesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said that responses Barr and Ross made in response to congressional subpoenas over the Census issue “did not constitute a crime.”

“Accordingly, the department will not bring the congressional contempt citations before a grand jury or take any other action to prosecute the Attorney General or the Secretary,” he added.

[rjmacs]

Translation:

"Nice subpoena. Pity it's not enforceable without our cooperation."

[RgrF]

Since the AG probably cannot be arrested, can the Sargent at Arms of the House of Representatives arrest the Secretary of Commerce?

[DeusxMac]

I'm shocked, shocked!

[Speedy]

RgrF wrote:
Since the AG probably cannot be arrested

Say what?

[rjmacs]

RgrF wrote:
Since the AG probably cannot be arrested, can the Sargent at Arms of the House of Representatives arrest the Secretary of Commerce?

Sure, Sergeant Irving can detain Wilbur on the Capitol grounds. Finding, arresting, and returning him to the Capitol from wherever he is could be a bit tricker, given that Wilbur probably has a DoC sworn security detail.

[RgrF]

Then comes the question of where to keep him, maybe contract with a local Trump hotel?

[SteveG]

RgrF wrote:
Then comes the question of where to keep him, maybe contract with a local Trump hotel?

With room services by illegals who know who he was? (I don't think that's a chocolate on your pillow.)