John Gore is refusing to comply w/ a House subpoena to testify Trump regime's citizenship question

[riversedge]

John Gore is refusing to comply with a House subpoena to testify on the Trump regime's citizenship question. Chair Cummings threatening contempt, and said Gore's behavior was part of a "massive, unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction."

Link to tweet

DOJ official John Gore to defy House subpoena on census citizenship question
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-official-john-gore-to-defy-house-subpoena-on-census-citizenship-question/


By Grace Segers

Updated on: April 24, 2019 / 3:56 PM / CBS News

John Gore, the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, will defy a congressional subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday without counsel present, the department said Wednesday. Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings called Gore to answer questions about his role in the Trump administration's efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census.



"In keeping with longstanding Department of Justice policy, neither Mr. Gore nor anyone else in the Department will be forced to testify in their capacity as a DOJ official on DOJ matters without DOJ counsel," said Kerri Kupec, a spokesperson for the Justice Department. A Justice Department official also said Gore had the "unqualified support" of Attorney General Bill Barr on the matter.

Gore appeared before the committee in March, with Justice Department counsel present. The attorney told Gore to not answer certain questions that applied to "confidential executive branch deliberations," according to an April 9 letter by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd. The committee then issued a subpoena to have Gore respond to the unanswered questions.

The committee responded by saying counsel could be present in a separate room, but Boyd insisted in a letter on Wednesday that counsel be present in the same room as Gore and said he would not appear for the deposition on Thursday.

If Gore does not appear, he could be held in contempt. In a statement, Cummings argued that Gore and the Justice Department had not claimed "any legally valid privilege."

.......................................................

Democrats are investigating the circumstances surrounding the administration's decision to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census. They argue that adding the question would deter undocumented immigrants from participating, which could lead to an undercount of population in states with high immigrant populations. This could in turn affect a state's representation in Congress.

However, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court, which is currently considering the legality of the question, seemed to side with the administration during oral arguments on Tuesday.

[BigmanPigman]

1. First thing on the TO DO list Monday AM...

Start sending them to jail, just one of them. Set an example and skip any $$$ fines. They will start to comply if they see that we mean business and are tired of this "Obstruction of Congress" BS they are all doing now. It is time to TAKE THE GLOVES OFF! We all know that the GOP would have done this already. We will play thier game using their rules and we will win!

Call Congress [phone]
Need to Impeach... start televised hearings ASAP!
https://www.needtoimpeach.com/

[UniteFightBack]

4. You would think he would be running ads after the Mueller report !!!! nt

[dlk]

2. Lock Him Up - Then He Should Be Disbarred

As an officer of the court, where did he get the crazy he could just thumb his nose at a subpoena?

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Lock him up. I'm pretty sure that's what would happen to any of us if we ignored a subpoena.

[RKP5637]

6. They have to start taking a hard line, a real hard line against this, otherwise, they will

be judged by the populace as weak and ineffective ... and the tRump regime will see it as a green light to steam roll anyone/anything to do as they damn well see fit ... as tRump continues on his desire to be a dictator. It's all far more serious IMO than the general public gets.

[UniteFightBack]

5. Cummings said 'could' be held in contempt. How about will be? nt