Last week Rep Anna Paulina Luna announced that Republicans would be taking a vote on Friday, finding Merrick Garland in inherent contempt for refusing to honor a subpoena for Garland to turn over the tape of SC Robert Hur’s questioning of Joe Biden. That vote would have required the Sergeant-at-Arms to take Garland into custody and deliver him to the House, where he would be tried for his crime and sentenced if found guilty.
That plan was abandoned when it appeared there weren’t enough votes, and a $10,000 per day fine was substituted. But things turned around, and now they apparently have the votes to issue his arrest warrant, and a vote is expected next week because of the holiday of the Fourth of July this week.
Luna said:
“Under inherent contempt, the individual is brought before the bar of the House by the Sergeant at Arms, tried by the body, and can then be detained either in the Capitol or in D.C.. This process demonstrates the seriousness with which Congress views non-compliance and the potential consequences for those who refuse to cooperate.”
Luna further emphasized:
“The only option to ensure compliance with our subpoena is to use our constitutional authority of inherent contempt.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“Why should the attorney general, who is supposed to be head of all law enforcement authorities, be any different? Garland still has time to comply with this request. We are asking that he bring the tapes to the house and let us listen to them, but in the event that he does not, we will press forward with calling the privilege motion on Inherent Contempt to the floor on Friday morning.”
However, rather than introducing a privilege motion on inherent contempt on Friday, Rep. Luna proposed a resolution to impose a daily fine of $10,000 on Garland until he complies.
The Hill reported that Luna’s new resolution comes as she faces GOP pushback to her proposal to arrest and detain Garland. In response to The Gateway Pundit’s reporting, Rep. Luna confirmed that the proposal to arrest and detain Garland does not have enough votes to pass.
“There were members who said they didn’t support the other version. Meaning it would fail… Either way, I am literally the only person that brainstormed any accountability. If you dont like how the GOP VOTES as a whole get active, but trashing me without knowing details is exactly what the left does,” Luna wrote.
Now, with renewed confidence, Rep. Norman asserts that the party has rallied the necessary votes. “While we anticipate passing this resolution without Democratic support, the commitment within our ranks should see us through,” Norman commented during an appearance on the “Just The News, No Noise” TV show. He lauded Luna’s persistence and strategic planning over the past two years.
“I’m glad that it’s gotten as far as it has, [Luna] has worked on this for, I think, over two years to get this right, to make sure she has it in a form that will … pass the House and … get the job done with Merrick Garland.”
In an X post, Rep. Luna wrote, “Steve Bannon became yet another political prisoner of the Biden regime. The Justice Department has demonstrated an unmatched willingness to jail its political enemies. Congress must reign in this weaponized DOJ, and that starts with holding Merrick Garland in inherent contempt.”
Steve Bannon became yet another political prisoner of the Biden regime. @TheJusticeDept has demonstrated an unmatched willingness to jail its political enemies. Congress must reign in this weaponized DOJ, and that starts with holding Merrick Garland in inherent contempt.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) July 2, 2024
Luna confirmed on X that she plans to call for the vote probably next week, Fox News reported.
“The vote for inherent contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland will be brought to the floor this upcoming session week with full support from Speaker Mike Johnson. This version of inherent contempt will become standard practice for those who seek to undermine Congress as an equal branch of government,” Rep. Luna wrote.
