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Adam Schiff: “We're not messing around. If people don't show up, if people don't provide the documents they're compelled to, we intend…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2021
We're not messing around. If people don't show up, if people don't provide the documents they're compelled to, we intend to take up criminal contempt and refer to the Justice Department and we expect that it will be prosecuted that unlike the last administration, no one is above the law and so, we intend to move quickly.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Adam Schiff emphasizes the seriousness of the House Select Committee's investigation into the January 6th attack and the consequences for those who do not comply.

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