Post #4461478
2026-08-06 14:54 UTC
The vote, along party lines, clears the way for the committee to recommend that the #DOJ prosecute Dr. #Fauci for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena, a #misdemeanor under federal #law. But that does not mean the department will take up the case.
#scapegoat #law #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice #science #medicine #contempt #Congress #Senate #Republicans #Trump
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@Nonilex@masto.ai 2026-08-06 14:55
For a #contempt resolution to carry the force of #Congress, the full #Senate must adopt it; in that case, it would be sent to the #USattorney in Washington, DC [ #JeaninePirro ], who could then present a case to a grand jury. But contempt resolutions require a 60-vote majority, & with 53 #Republicans in the Senate, adoption is highly unlikely. #scapegoat #law #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice #science #medicine #Trump