Republicans Who Defied Subpoenas Vote To Hold A.G. In Contempt For Defying Subpoena
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Unlike Merrick Garland, Reps. Jim Jordan, Scott Perry and Andy Biggs ignored congressional subpoenas over their ties to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena — including three who defied their own congressional subpoenas over their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
GOP Reps. Scott Perry (Pa.), Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Andy Biggs (Ariz.) all blew off subpoenas in May 2022 from the bipartisan House committee investigating the attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. The panel had previously asked them to appear voluntarily to answer questions about Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss on the day Congress was set to certify the results. They all declined.
They gave a variety of nonsensical reasons for ignoring their subpoenas at the time. Jordan said his had no “legitimate legislative purpose” and broke House rules. Biggs said his didn’t count because it was part of a “baseless witch hunt.” Perry, whose phone records were seized by the FBI as part of a probe into his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, similarly defied his subpoena because he said it was part of “a political witch hunt.”
They seemed to forget all about this on Wednesday when they voted to rebuke Garland — who, unlike them, took meaningful steps to comply with the GOP’s requests.
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