Continuing Resolution Would Shield House Members From Independent Investigators (J6 Committee)

Posted • December 18, 2024: All Republicans (and Democrats) should vote against Speaker Mike Johnson's 1,500-page continuing resolution. As our own Amy Curtis reported earlier, Vivek Ramaswamy went through the whole thing and found it contains more pork than a bacon buffet. "The bill could have easily been under 20 pages," said Ramaswamy. It's bad enough that the bill includes a significant pay raise for members of Congress; it also extends the controversial Global Engagement Center, which works to censor conservative news outlets. One thing people have dug out of the bill for scrutiny is Section 605. COVERUP: Make no mistake Section 605 of the Continuing Resolution was designed to prevent Pam Bondi and Kash Patel from investigating Schiff, Swalwell, and Cheney. Speaker Johnson's 1,547-page spending monstrosity has a little gift to Pelosi's Partisan J6 Committee. Buried way down in section 605 is a passage that would shield House members from independent investigators.

"MOTIONS TO QUASH OR MODIFY—Upon a motion made promptly by a House office or provider for a House office, a court of competent jurisdiction shall quash or modify any legal process directed to the provider for a House office if compliance with the legal process would require the disclosure of House data of the House office." What does this mean in plain English? If someone (like a House office or a service provider working for a House office) believes a legal request for information (such as a subpoena) would force them to disclose sensitive House data, they can quickly file a motion with a court to stop or change the request. The court must agree to block or change the request if it would result in the disclosure of the House’s sensitive data. In essence, this ensures House offices' data remains protected, and provides a way to challenge legal requests for that data. This could be used to shield J6 committee members accused of deleting records and may be criminally prosecuted under the Trump administration. (…)

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