Remember When Biden Called on the Justice Department to Prosecute Those Defying Congressional Subpoenas?
Sarah Arnold / Townhall Tipsheet
In October 2021, Biden called on the Department of Justice to prosecute people who defy congressional subpoenas while discussing the select committee’s Jan.6 Capitol Hill investigation.
“I hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable criminally,” Biden told former CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins.
His comments came at a time when the House voted to hold former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
Biden added that anyone who does not respond to a “legitimate committee” in Congress “should be held responsible." Read more, see X and video here.
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