What is “inherent contempt?”
It is similar to the “contempt” of Congress, in which the House voted in favor of Garland earlier this month for not responding to a subpoena to provide audio tapes of the interview that special counsel Robert Hur conducted with President Biden on the classified documents case.
But “inherent contempt” is a dramatic and historic escalation.
The Chamber has not had an inherent contempt for anyone since the 1930s. Before that, you have to go back to the early 1800s and 1790s.
Yes. That is correct.
With “inherent contempt,” the House approves the resolution, and does not depend on the Justice Department to prosecute the contempt case in Congress. In this case, the House deploys its “inherent” powers and sends Sergeant-at-Arms Bill McFarland and his team to “arrest” Garland. Apparently Garland could be held BY CONGRESS (read that again) until he provides the audio tapes.
This scenario creates an extraordinary conflict between the legislative power of the government and the executive power. Note that Garland is protected by armed FBI agents. Does this create some kind of confrontation?
not clear And no one on Capitol Hill seems to know.
Fox is told that Democrats will likely table or kill the resolution to hold Garland in “inherent contempt.” So the vote is one step away from an actual up or down vote on inherent contempt. If the House goes to the table, the issue is dead. However, if the House declines to bring up the measure, it proceeds to a vote on the actual inherent contempt.
Fox is told Garland has reached out to moderate Republicans, pushing them to reject the inherent disdain.
“We need to improve the rules on some of these resolutions where a person can take a privileged resolution or leave the chair,” said a House Republican leadership source who asked not to be identified.
However, the current contempt ruling remains. Republicans suggest Garland could be prosecuted if former President Trump wins next year.
In addition, Republicans are using Garland to underline their narrative of the “two-tier” justice system. They note that the House found former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after they failed to comply with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Capitol riot. Both were prosecuted by Biden's Justice Department. Navarro is in jail now. Bannon is scheduled to report to prison next month. Republicans will argue that Biden's Justice Department is unwilling to prosecute its own attorney general, despite the same charge: failure to comply with a congressional subpoena.
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