contempt of Congress

noun

contempt of a U.S. Congressional body, as of an investigating committee, shown by a witness summoned or appearing before it.

The deliberate obstruction of the workings of the federal legislative branch. For example, a witness under subpoena who refuses to testify before Congress can be cited for contempt of Congress.

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Navarro got out of prison earlier this year after being convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena from a House committee investigating the attack on the U.S.

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Conveniently, Steve Bannon was just released from federal prison Tuesday after serving four months for contempt of Congress in relation to Jan. 6.

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Navarro, who worked in the Trump administration, was imprisoned for two counts of being in contempt of Congress after he refused to testify to the House Select Committee about Jan. 6.

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The order on Thursday comes after years of legal wrangling, with an appeals court last month upholding Bannon's 2022 criminal conviction for contempt of Congress.

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At 8 p.m, the members of the Republican-led committee congregated for what was supposed to be a debate on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress.

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