So as we all expected, Democrats went ahead with their ridiculous contempt vote and have now voted to hold Barr in contempt:
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating fight over Mueller report.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 8, 2019
After roughly *6 hours* of debate, the House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold AG Barr in contempt. The contempt resolution now goes to the House for a full floor vote. https://t.co/kApzKtobnY
— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) May 8, 2019
CBS NEWS – After negotiations with the Department of Justice, House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee voted to find Attorney General William Barr in contempt for not complying with the panel’s subpoenas to provide documents related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
The vote passed along party lines, 24-16, after six hours of contentious debate on the topic. The contempt resolution will now go to the full House for a vote, where it is expected to pass, given the Democratic majority.
Chad Pergram pointed out a few moments ago on Fox News that Barr won’t officially be held in contempt until the House votes to hold him in contempt.
But it seems unlikely that the contempt resolution would fail in the House, as nearly all Democrats have lost their minds over this.
On a related issue, Donald Trump Jr. has been subpoenaed by the Senate Intel Committee:
#NEW on @OANN: @Axios reports the Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation.
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) May 8, 2019