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pennylane100 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-12-07 08:39 AM
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I have a question for any legal scholars here.
What, if any, are the penalties for not responding to a congressional subpoena?
Does it then to to a court and can the offending parties be held in contempt.
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draft_mario_cuomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-12-07 08:45 AM
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1. All I know
All I know is that a congressional subpoena has the force of law. Violating it results in penalities that I imagine are similar, if not harsher, than ignoring a court's subpoena.
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-12-07 08:51 AM
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2. You could be held in 'contempt of Congress'
And face prison time. See Susan McDougal (although it was a court subpoena).
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-12-07 09:28 AM
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3. Contempt of Congress.
Can be held in custody as a coercion to testify (like McDougal) ~~ which would be an indefinite time of sentencing and remains in place until there is a determination that holding the citee is futile. Or...it could be a definite time of sentencing for the disobedience.
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CK_John Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-12-07 09:49 AM
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4. Contempt would last for duration of current congress(2yrs). But a new
congress could issue a new subpoena.
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