House to vote ‘soon’ on contempt for Barr, Ross over citizenship question: source
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Barr sees legal path for citizenship census question, but could face contempt charge
U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he sees a legal way to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite the Supreme Court's ruling two weeks ago. In an interview with the Associated Press Monday, Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to add the controversial census query. Barr did not detail the plans, but a senior official said President Trump is expected to issue a memorandum to the Commerce Department instructing it to include the question on census forms. On June 27, the Supreme Court found that the reasoning provided by the administration for the citizenship question -- that it would help them enforce the Voting Rights Act -- was insufficient and sent the case back to the lower courts for further consideration.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he sees a legal way to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite the Supreme Court's ruling two weeks ago. In an interview with the Associated Press Monday, Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to add the controversial census query. Barr did not detail the plans, but a senior official said President Trump is expected to issue a memorandum to the Commerce Department instructing it to include the question on census forms. On June 27, the Supreme Court found that the reasoning provided by the administration for the citizenship question -- that it would help them enforce the Voting Rights Act -- was insufficient and sent the case back to the lower courts for further consideration.
However, matters could become complicated as House Democratic leadership has indicated that there will "soon" be a full House vote to hold Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt over their failure to comply with subpoenas regarding the citizenship question on the census form, a source told Fox News. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the citizenship question as Trump's attempt to "make America white again."
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