On the recordJuly 10, 2024
The State Department was subpoenaed. The Defense Department was subpoenaed. Not a single document was received. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to whoever one day is the Republican Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense to be held in inherent contempt and fined $10,000. {time} 1830 There were more than a dozen witnesses who refused to comply with the subpoena, and I am not even talking about the five House Republicans who defied subpoenas in the last Congress that were determined by a court to be lawful and who would also be subject to inherent contempt because, of course, if this case where the audiotape is not provided, then blowing off a subpoena is definitely contempt. You ought to be careful about the precedent you are setting because it is going to hurt you and your dear leader far more than us. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members, again, are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair.
