there is an impeachment inquiry, and would i hope more members would get behind that. >> reporter: behind the scenes, democratic leaders are seeking to tamp down calls for impeachment. just this week holding a private meeting with the house general counsel to lay out their litigation strategy and passing a resolution expediting lawsuits to enforce their subpoena. house speaker nancy pelosi insists her strategy is working. >> what we're doing is winning in court. >> reporter: the democrats indeed have won two early court cases to obtain some financial information after the subpoenas were not complied with. house intelligence chairman adam schiff agrees with pelosi, but he is now calling for an even tougher approach, to levy heavy fines on those who defy their subpoenas. >> i think a daily accumulating fine will get people's attention. if they lose, they are going to owe the congress of the united states a lot of money that. may convince them to cooperate. >> reporter: there have been more than 200 democratic requests for information with at

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