case he does say anything to the press there, he hasjust case he does say anything to the press there, he has just been found guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. guilty of two counts of contempt of concress. ., ., ., congress. here we are with one of the most important congress. here we are with one of the most important constitutional| the most important constitutional separation of powers issues, and people will not let me speak. what i am going to do now is allow. the marshalsjust am going to do now is allow. the marshalsjust saw you, am going to do now is allow. the marshals just saw you, you re am going to do now is allow. the marshalsjust saw you, you re in trouble! marshalsjust saw you, you re in trouble! you just assaulted me. crosstalk ican i can hold this anywhere i want commences i can hold this anywhere i want commences public i can hold this anywhere i want commences public property, . i can hold this anywhere i want. commences public property,
thanks? it s an interesting one, because on one thanks? it s an interesting one, because on one level, - thanks? it s an interesting one, because on one level, you - thanks? it s an interesting one, | because on one level, you would think this is a pure integrity matter, this is about our mps holding the prime minister to account. they are the only people who can do so, and this is a good fundamental issue of making sure that the house is not misled and considering it contempt if that happens. so this is a really important test for parliament, but at the same time, it is a hugely political moment. so the way in which the opposition play, it is how they wear the motion which we will probably see tomorrow, whether or not they try and drop off some conservative mps by putting them in that really tricky position, and then also have the governments play sets and borisjohnson himself. we saw with owen patterson, the case last year where the government effectively were too heavy handed with
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committed that doj will use the same principals of federal prosecution that they have used to decide in any other situation whether or not there should be an indictment. whether or not that is evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction. if it the prost kus is a matter of national interest, and and i suppose it is possible that he could, the civil remedy is sufficient. in a case like this where there is just a raw effort for the oversight abilities, this would be the case. . what about the prosecution? is it contempt? thee ratically congress can file a lawsuit and we saw them do that with don mcgann and it was 750 days from the time he was subpoenaed to when he
felt by the other world leaders? well, you know, here s the thing. you can say america is back until you re blue in the face and you can assure and make promises as much as you want, but at the end of the day, all of these leaders from the g-7, they have a long enough memory to remember half a year ago when donald trump was in power. they remember that the american voter is fickle and that the american voter could vote in another person, trump himself, or another trump-like character who has the same skepticism. you could even call it contempt for the international nations they re running. nato, the g-7, the paris accord, all of these things he said he s signing onto again. i think these foreign leaders definitely believe that joe biden is earnest. he s been around for a long time. he s participated in these international institutions. he s championshiped them. but at the end of the day, they know that the american public could vote this another