House votes to hold Barr, McGahn in 'contempt,' with another vote expected soon

In a party-line 229-191 vote, House Democrats on Tuesday passed a civil enforcement resolution that Democrats say effectively holds Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress -- just a day after a key Democrat-led committee postponed its own contempt vote and said the Justice Department was cooperating with its investigation. The whiplash of legislative action infuriated House Republicans, who said Democrats were violating committee rules and that federal law and executive privilege prevented Barr and McGahn from turning over all the requested documents. The ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Doug Collins, accused his colleagues of seeking a "re-do" of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation for cynical political gain.-- More...