The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to hold Attorney General Bill Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. The reason: “withholding information about the administration’s failed bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census,” according to NBC News.
Barr and Ross maintain they’ve tried to comply with the Oversight Committee’s investigation, but the resolution charges the pair have obstructed it by failing to turn over key documents. Barr also blocked a Justice Department employee from answering 150 questions about the process.
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