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Some House Democrats openly talked Wednesday about impeaching President Donald Trump because he did something after the special counsel's Russia investigation that he never did during the probe—invoke executive privilege.
The House Judiciary Committee later voted 24-16 along party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not making the entire report from special counsel Robert Mueller available to lawmakers.
The full House needs to vote for a contempt citation to go forward.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday after President Trump invoked executive privilege to reject Chairman Jerrold Nadler's (D-NY) demands to see the full unredacted Robert Mueller report. Democrats on the committee are pursuing contempt charges against Barr for refusing their demands. At the hearing, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ) said he "can't wait" to see the look on the judge's face when his Democratic colleagues provide the following facts:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a show of political theater, the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in Contempt of Congress. Congressman Biggs voted no and issued the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Yesterday, Congressman Biggs toured the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix with Director RimaAnn Nelson. He released the following statement:
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Over the weekend, almost 700 rockets were fired into Israel, killing at least four individuals and wounding several others. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Democrats in Congress are so worried that the American people will find out what is NOT in the Mueller report that they will say and do almost anything. The report exposes their false assertions that President Trump cooperated with the Russians to influence the 2016 presidential election. They will resort to embarrassing stunts like bringing fast food chicken buckets into congressional hearings.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the House Judiciary Committee Democrats announced their plans to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in Contempt of Congress. Congressman Biggs, a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:
Rep. Brian Mast, an American war hero, joins Congressman Biggs to talk about his efforts to help veterans, his work on his committees, and his efforts within the 116th Congress to serve the American people. https://soundcloud.com/user-171694389-215186623/looking-after-our-veterans-with-rep-brian-mast
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the U.S. Labor Department reported that 263,000 jobs were added in April, with unemployment decreasing to 3.6%. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Immigration and infrastructure reform were focal points at this year's Statespersons' Luncheon, where U.S. Representatives Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., shared their insights from the nation's capital.
Around 100 people – including legislators, local officials and business professionals alike – packed into the East Valley Institute of Technology's Culinary Arts School last week for the PHX East Valley Partnership's annual luncheon.