House holds Barr, Ross in criminal contempt

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General Bill Bar rand Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt for allegedly stonewalling congressional probes into the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

The vote was 230-198, with 4 Democrats and all Republicans voting no. Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, now an independent, voted yes.

It remained highly unlikely that Barr and Ross will face charges, as those would have to be pursued by the Trump administration’s Justice Department, which Barr heads. When Holder was ultimately held in contempt in 2012, his Justice Department under President Barack Obama did not pursue charges either.

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