Ex-Clinton Official: Arrest Trump AG Barr If He Resists Subpoena | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

Former Clinton Labor secretary Robert Reich says Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr should be arrested and put in jail if he refuses to cooperate with Democrats in Congress. Reich tells The Beat, if Barr doesn’t comply with a congressional subpoena the public must think of it as “a constitutional crisis”.

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Ex-Clinton Official: Arrest Trump AG Barr If He Resists Subpoena | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

[dnice]

I'm not half as bright as Reich, but I said the exact same thing yesterday. Do we care about the rule of law in this nation? Do we no longer stand up to what is wrong because it's inconvenient? Did we learn NOTHING from Nixon? Start jailing these people. The AG has broken the law.

[birdlynn]

That's what they are doing now, running the clock, and running away from their responsibility, hiding, and trying to gather up a new game plan on how to lie some more.

[honeywest]

Thank you Mr.Reich. Yes, refusing to respect a subpoena is not ok. Start jailing them.

[rs]

10/19: If just ONE of these stonewalling felons would be arrested it would turn this entire investigation into the deadly serious & consequential matter the framers intended it to be.

[gobigorange]

They should be arrested immediately for breaking the law. That’s how they do poor people, an homeless people

[ricardosierra]

Keep him in jail until court? Yes, it is an option. In fact it's already in practice. Regular citizens get held in jail all the time!! Why is this any different!!!! #itsNOT #LOCKHIMUP

[robione]

Absolutely Arrest Barr....They should hog tie him and drag him out of his office like Assange was carried out of that embassy

[dennisdesapience]

Barr should still be serving time from his corrupted dealings with Both Bush high-crimes...

[truthtroll]

That's what I'm talking about, time to stop rattling the swords and strike.

[nancysanders]

Forgot: I would put them, ALL in jail for contempt of Congress!!

[palomahealing]

I am with Robert Reich..any other citizen would see those same concequences!!! What makes him any different? Make a precidence with this circumstance...it will send a solid message to Trump himself!!

[davidpotter]

Don't Just Threaten Arrest, follow through and begin ARRESTING THEM!!

[paulhenry]

The threat is meaningless without enforcement. The ag needs to be arrested now. If not him then Kline. The house needs to drop the hammer now.

[michaelstraughn]

Without CONSEQUENCES, LAWS are useless!
Arrest those SOB's that ignore & defy the Constitutional Law.

[laurajenney]

I totally agree with Robert Reich.
Lock Barr up for contempt of Congress.
Right now.

[Mozokuni]

If there’s no punishment for them obstructing, they will continue to obstruct.

[vincef]

If trump is allowed to reduce Congress to an insignificant branch of government, he WILL do just that! Holding trump and his people "accountable" is not enough. Some actual uncomfortable consequences need to be inflicted on them: jail.

[Vanadisphoto]

Robert Reich is amazing. I very much appreciate his posts.

[pascaledominique]

Robert Reich was advisor to 3 presidents: Ford, Carter, Clinton. Thanks for having him on. I greatly value his perspective and wisdom

[jimburig]

We'd love to see Barr brought to justice. He's a criminal, not an AG.