Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has the legal authority to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland without the Justice Department's help or a vote from Congress.After House Republicans voted to hold Garland in contempt on Wednesday, Biggs appeared to be in a celebrat...

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also suggested a novel way to deal with contempt of Congress. She told Fox News that she was prepared to force a vote on Garland’s arrest.

If her legislation is enacted, it would require the House sergeant at arms to arrest Garland

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    551·
    17 days ago

    So. if Biden doesn’t get executive priviledge… as a sitting president… does that mean Trump doesn’t get it… as a former president?

    who am I kidding, they don’t care about the hypocrisy.

    • GoddessNoAi@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      30·
      17 days ago

      To the fascist, hypocrisy is a feature. It’s a tool that removes restrictions for themselves while it restricts others. It’s a flex; their strength is so great it can’t be bound by internal consistency or mental consonance.

      To the fascist, if hypocrisy grants them more power then it’s a good thing