cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41968573
On Wednesday, nine Democrats voted with Republicans to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress, while three Democrats voted to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt.
If the full House votes in favour, the Department of Justice would decide whether to prosecute the charges, which is a misdemeanour offence punishable by a fine up to $100,000 (£74,500) and imprisonment up to a year.
In a statement, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer urged the full House to hold the Clintons in contempt, saying his committee had sent a “clear message” that “no one is above the law, and justice must be applied equally—regardless of position, pedigree, or prestige”.
The Clintons had contended the subpoenas - a legal orders to provide testimony - were “nothing more than a ploy to attempt to embarrass political rivals, as President Trump has directed”.
The GOP have such a hard on for the Clintons.
Bill is legitimately a criminal. In a just world the Democrats would be going after him just as hard, and the Republicans would be going after trump. Tribalism gonna tribal I guess.
He’s not a 34 time felon currently in charge of the white house using his position to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
This isn’t tomato, tomaato. Bill has no power here. Trump does. And he’s using it to go after someone that hasn’t held office in decades.
It’s a sad gesture of justice at best, or completely fucking deranged at worst.
We don’t have to choose one or the other. We should be trying everyone who was on that island.
Well someone did…
well someone had a hard-on for Clinton’s hard-on…