It’s not surprising that the House Oversight, led by Elijah Cummings, held Bill Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt. But one Republican member voted with the Democrats and you can probably guess which one it was:
24-15, House Oversight votes to hold Bill Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt over defying a Democratic subpoena for info on citizenship question of 2020 census, setting the stage for a court fight with the Trump administration. Justin Amash voted for the motion
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 12, 2019
Justin Amash, of course. Dude is really gaining a reputation these days for siding with Democrats.
I didn’t report it, but earlier today the DOJ said Trump claimed executive privilege on those documents, so despite the subpoena they can’t release them to the committee.
In case you are wondering, here are the Republicans members on this committee. (UPDATE: I should mention that Jim Jordan is the ranking Republican)
Justin Amash
Michigan (03)Paul Gosar
Arizona (04)Virginia Foxx
North Carolina (05)Thomas Massie
Kentucky (04)Mark Meadows
North Carolina (11)Jody Hice
Georgia (10)Glenn Grothman
Wisconsin (06)James Comer
Kentucky (01)Michael Cloud
Texas (27)Bob Gibbs
Ohio (07)Ralph Norman
South Carolina (05)Clay Higgins
Louisiana (03)Chip Roy
Texas (21)Carol Miller
West Virginia (03)Mark Green
Tennessee (07)Kelly Armstrong
North Dakota (00)W. Steube
Florida (17)
Also its important to note that this really just amounts to a recommendation for the House to vote on contempt. The full House must vote in order for there to be actual contempt.