A House committee just voted Bill Barr in contempt of Congress. Which means basically nothing.

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over the full, unredacted report regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election produced by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! There are actual punishments for being in contempt of Congress -- the Senate or House sergeant at arms can detain the contemptuous person! -- but, in practical terms, none of them will be visited upon the attorney general. He's not going to be jailed for not turning over the full Mueller report -- which he says he can't legally do because it contains grand jury testimony that is illegal to make public without the permission of the witnesses.

CillizzaCNN 41M of dead voters are folloing cnn SHAME!

CillizzaCNN Not really. I hoped you were one of the ones being laid off.

CillizzaCNN This is what a hypocrite looks like

CillizzaCNN The hit to his credibility and reputation trumps it all. When you can’t stand up for what is right you will simply fall down.

CillizzaCNN That's really a shame, no one should be above the law, time to start locking these people up!!

CillizzaCNN Funny how the Democrat's are mad because Barr REFUSED TO BREAK THE LAW.

CillizzaCNN Never trust a Democrat

CillizzaCNN Dems are such a joke

CillizzaCNN Grand jury can't work without privacy protections. What is AG supposed to do.

CillizzaCNN We are heading down a possible pathway to a Second American Civil War. We cannot function with two branches of government fighting against each other. The Judicial is idle and the armed forces are in the sidelines. At some point the dam will burst and then..Lexington and Concord.

CillizzaCNN Just like noisy TV pundits - The sound of tinkling brass, signifying NOTHING, meaning NOTHING ...

CillizzaCNN This...is .

CillizzaCNN Oh hey, now that the vote took place, and House Democrats voted 24-16 to hold AG Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to violate the law, I just checked. BARR *STILL* DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT. You're not getting the unredacted grand jury info/evidence, House Dems. Suck it!

CillizzaCNN Bummer.

CillizzaCNN Where’s that put Hillary and her 33,000 emails? HillaryClinton

CillizzaCNN Democrats have admitted today in committee that they need to go to court to be able to view redacted portions of the Mueller Report. And yet they are about to hold AG Barr in Contempt because he won't release it w/o a court order? Where's the consistency?!

CillizzaCNN There is no dramatic showdown coming because the House Dems have no legal ground to stand upon ...ZERO

CillizzaCNN Barr is the 21st century version of Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell! Look Mitchell up on Wikipedia if you don’t know where he landed up! You go Barr!

CillizzaCNN I think we will see former AG EricHolder , the self described 'Wingman' for BarackObama , who was also held in contempt, in prison before Barr. InvestigateTheInvestigators LockThemAllUp BuildTheWall MuellerReport

CillizzaCNN Exact same thing with Holder

CillizzaCNN IT IS NOT OVERSIGHT....BUT PERSECUTION OF THE PRESIDENT....OVERSIGHT DOES NOT TALK ABOUT IMPEACHMENT....IT CARRIES OUT CHECKS AND BALANCES...THE DEMOCRATS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TRUMP IMPEACHED SO THAT AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM...IMPEACH TO STOP ELECTORATE!

CillizzaCNN Nadler is leading us to a Constitutional Crisis. Extreme abuse of Oversight Powers, rewriting 200 year old rules, all to score politically exemplifies the corruption in the Democrat ranks of the House. Nadler is guilty of corruption.

CillizzaCNN Barr is the greatest Attorney General ever. Fucnn. Network of hate.

CillizzaCNN realDonaldTrump WhiteHouse Nadler, Schiff and numerous other DEMs will be in cuffs but NOT our AG. Just wait until the IG's report comes out then the AG will remember this and all the other attacks on his character. Cuffs are being oiled as we tweet.

CillizzaCNN JerryFalwellJr however...

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CillizzaCNN Democrats are completely batshit.

CillizzaCNN Pffftttt, laws are so pre-trump.

CillizzaCNN It's a dark day when the Executive Branch basically throws a coup, and the Legislative Branch led by paid off weak Republicans fail to step up.. The screams of protest by the GOP sounded like spoiled rich white guys, who knew the ice cream was stolen, but they get to enjoy it..

CillizzaCNN Contempt of Congress is defined in statute, 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, enacted in 1938, which states that any person who is summoned before Congress who 'willfully makes default, or who, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum $1,000 fine and 12 month imprisonment.

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CillizzaCNN CNN analysis must be the easiest job in the world, say anything, dont have a clue what your talking about, get everything wrong all the time and still keep a job, this seems like a good job for homeless people,

CillizzaCNN . GrifterInChief PUTINtrump2020 GOP=GuzzlingOrangePiss

CillizzaCNN How many of the House Democrats have read the Mueller report? Maybe 1. So, what are the charges based on?.........anybody.

CillizzaCNN holder and many others have been held in contempt of Congress what does it mean nothing they want him to break the law and release grand jury information which if he did then that would accuse him of breaking the law so it’s a lose lose situation with these people screw them all

CillizzaCNN What isn't dramatic to Cillizza?

CillizzaCNN Legally Barr can be arrested. May be a good idea to have that happen to put Trump on notice.

CillizzaCNN So when nothing comes from the Barr testimony, who will the Dems blame next? I wish they’d focus on health care, interest rates and infrastructure instead of an investigation that has provided very little evidence of collusion....

CillizzaCNN Um, we have seen all this before. Hard to believe I have lives thru this many “constitutional crisis’”.

CillizzaCNN Executive privilege... they are just grandstanding and wasting their time

CillizzaCNN Get this... Democrats in congress are holding Barr in contempt for not releasing a fully un-redacted Mueller report which would be against a law passed by congress. And, a fully unredacted copy sits in a room where any congressperson can view it. Zero Democrats have so far.

CillizzaCNN They just are impeaching his credibility prior to him indicting the people that started the Russian delusion

CillizzaCNN The report is ours, we the people, paid for it.

CillizzaCNN Barr met his legal obligation with the letter stating the findings. Period.

CillizzaCNN Barr is going to investigate and find out, and that’s what all these Democrats do not want anybody knowing, they don’t want any such report, they don’t want any of this revealed. And that’s what these fights are all about. - Rush Limbaugh

CillizzaCNN Doesn’t he look like Bannon?

CillizzaCNN Dammit Barr, why won't you break the law like we do? -- RepJerryNadler HouseDemocrats SenateDems HouseGOP SenateGOP BarrContempt ImpeachBarr 🤣🤣🤣 MAGA

CillizzaCNN No But at some point the Grifter in Chief will throw him under the bus

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