国际英语资讯:U.S. House panel votes to hold attorney general in contempt of Congress
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 8-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> 24-16 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="House">House</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="asserted">asserted</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="subpoenas">subpoenas</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Faced">Faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Nadler">Nadler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blatant">blatant</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="request">request</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span>," <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Huckabee">Huckabee</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Jerrold">Jerrold</span> <span word="Nadler">Nadler</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanders">Sanders</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Nadler">Nadler</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="outrageous">outrageous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>," <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scathing">scathing</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="impeachable">impeachable</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="impeaching">impeaching</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>."</p>
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