Merrick Garland hearing: Swalwell takes aim at Jim Jordan after Massie attack on attorney general – By Rachel Schilke (Washington Examiner) / Sept 20. 2023
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) blasted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for accusing Attorney General Merrick Garland of being in contempt of Congress for refusing to comment on active investigations.
Massie had pointed to Garland’s testimony two years ago when he declined to comment on ongoing criminal investigations regarding the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The Kentucky representative alleged that Garland was in contempt of Congress for getting in the way of “our Constitutional duty to do oversight.”
Swalwell hit back at Massie during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, displaying a clock showing the number of days that Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has declined to testify before Congress under a subpoena related to Jan. 6, 2021.
“That is quite rich, because the guy who’s leading the hearing room right now, Mr. Jordan, is about 500 days into evading his subpoena,” Swalwell said. “So, if we’re going to talk about contempt of Congress, let’s get real. Are you serious?”
