From the House of Representatives Calendar, in connection to subpoenaed witnesses for the House Select Panel investigating the January 6th insurrection:
The contempt of Congress statute, 2 U.S.C. § 192, makes clear that a witness summoned before Congress must appear or be ‘‘deemed guilty of a misdemeanor’’ punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and imprisonment for up to 1 year.6 Further, the Supreme Court in United States v. Bryan (1950) emphasized that the subpoena power is a ‘‘public duty, which every person within the jurisdiction of the Government is bound to perform when properly summoned.’’7 The Supreme Court recently reinforced this clear obligation by stating that ‘‘[w]hen Congress seeks information needed for intelligent legislative action, it unquestionably remains the duty of all citizens to cooperate.’’
Jeffrey Clark isn’t going to curry favor with lawmakers intent on punishing those who planned the endangerment of lawmakers’ lives without testifying.
