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Denis de Bernardy
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There actually is a precedent. Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress.

  President Obama and the Justice Department simply declined to prosecute him on the contempt charge, citing executive privilege. He was later cleared by the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General.

Assuming you next wonder about what could happen if the two sides then fight this in court, the answer to that is: there are also precedents that relate to presidents defying the courts.

There actually is a precedent. Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress.

  President Obama and the Justice Department simply declined to prosecute him on the contempt charge, citing executive privilege

Assuming you next wonder about what could happen if the two sides then fight this in court, the answer to that is: there are also precedents that relate to presidents defying the courts.

There actually is a precedent. Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress. President Obama and the Justice Department simply declined to prosecute him on the contempt charge, citing executive privilege. He was later cleared by the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General.

Assuming you next wonder about what could happen if the two sides then fight this in court, the answer to that is: there are also precedents that relate to presidents defying the courts.

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Denis de Bernardy
Denis de Bernardy
  • 30.7k
  • 7
  • 92
  • 118

There actually is a precedent. Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress.

President Obama and the Justice Department simply declined to prosecute him on the contempt charge, citing executive privilege

Assuming you next wonder about what could happen if the two sides then fight this in court, the answer to that is: there are also precedents that relate to presidents defying the courts.