James Walkinshaw
Role at the time: Member of the House Oversight Committee, in an MS NOW interview
Statement summary
Asked on MS NOW whether the committee should hold Black in contempt immediately, Rep. James Walkinshaw answered "Absolutely". He said Black will have to answer the committee's questions and that "If he continues to refuse, he should be held in contempt".
“Absolutely. Look, complying with a congressional subpoena is not optional. Mr. Black is going to have to come in and answer these questions. Whether it happens now, a week from now, or a month from now, it absolutely will happen. If he continues to refuse, he should be held in contempt.”
MS NOW interview with a member of the Oversight Committee on the day Black did not appear for his deposition. The anchor asks whether the committee should hold Black in contempt immediately.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the decision to hold Black in contempt, Walkinshaw answers "Absolutely" when asked whether the committee should hold Black in contempt immediately. He then says contempt should follow if Black continues to refuse. He supports the action itself, so the label is a defense rather than mixed or conditional.