Voters must dive into murky legal waters around 'contempt of Congress' fracas
![U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Facing a contempt vote in the House, Garland pushed back against false accusation that the Justice Department is behind the prosecution and subsequent conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, and that falsehoods and "conspiracy theories" are harming the rule of law.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5333x4000+333+0/resize/5333x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fc4%2Fbe627d78499e8f64cfe4bb245f57%2Fgettyimages-2156078301.jpg)
It is hard to escape the impression that the more Congress holds people in contempt, the more people have contempt for Congress.
(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)
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It is hard to escape the impression that the more Congress holds people in contempt, the more people have contempt for Congress.
(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)