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Derrick Van Orden: “For the Attorney General of the United States to completely…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Rep. Van Orden Speaks in Support of Holding AG Merrick Garland in Inherent Contempt of Congress

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

So when we are speaking to the executive branch as a co. Equal branch, we are not sending requests. A subpoena is not an ask. It's a task. And For the Attorney General of the United States to completely ignore the Congress is unlawful. and it cannot be tolerated. This should be the most bipartisan bill that would pass in this Congress, because my Democrat colleagues also have been emasculated by the attorney General. (00:24–00:34)

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Asserts that the Attorney General's actions of ignoring Congress are unlawful.

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