FULL EVENT: House Oversight Committee Holds Bryan Pagliano in Contempt (9/22/16) |Sept 22, 2016

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LIVE Stream: House Oversight Committee Holds Bryan Pagliano in Contempt (9/22/16) |Sept 22, 2016 The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Tuesday as part of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. The Committee issued a subpoena to several witnesses, including former top Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano, compelling the appearance of those individuals on Capitol Hill. Pagliano ignored the subpoena and failed to appear before the Committee. Chairman Jason Chaffetz briefly addressed Pagliano’s absence during the hearing on Tuesday, saying there would be consequences for former Clinton aides failure to appear. After a witness ignores a subpoena and fails to appear, the committee rules generally require a majority vote of the full committee authorizing a resolution of noncompliance to be reported to the entire House of Representatives. After the matter is reported to the full House, a floor vote is taken to determine whether a resolution of contempt may be issued against the offending individual. It takes a majority vote in the House to approve a resolution of contempt. Brian Pagliano found in contempt of Congress. "Subpoenas are not optional" - Chaffetz House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Holds Hillary Clinton Aide Bryan Pagliano in Contempt (9-22-16), September 22, 2016.