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Ukraine and one viewer asks this. can the president order government employees to defy a house subpoena and what are the consequences if that employee disobeys the president? >> so the president has been trying. theyve been stone walling this inquiry from the start, giving a blanket order that executive branch employees should not obey subpoenas. we saw that stone call start to crumble this week as a parade of public officials came in and gave testimony. they said all due respect, we got sub ppo...

Its difficult to do that importantly and legally, and the white house called its own bluff. the other potential remedy is to fire those that testified and that could cause a serious public backlash. >> the president and his team have given all kinds of reasons to not releasing his tax returns, and one viewer wants to know what happens next in the courts on congresss efforts to obtain his tax returns? >> they upheld a congressional subpoena to the accounting firm that has his tax returns, and the...

Offensive. he has gone out provoke them further awarding himself at his own country club the g7 summit. which says he is so confident he has republicans in congress under his thumb he believes he can provoke them in any way and they have no choice but to stick with him. i think its a really open question whether or not in the next few weeks any meaningful number call their bluff. >> he is testing his limits. with doral and syria. how far can i push them? >> watch the circus. show time this sunda...

Republicans to defend him he has not only pursued a policy in syracuse -- syria. that all of them find deeply offensive. he has gone out provoke them further awarding himself at his own country club the g7 summit. which says he is so confident he has republicans in congress under his thumb he believes he can provoke them in any way and they have no choice but to stick with him. i think its a really open question whether or not in the next few weeks any meaningful number call their bluff. >> he i...

And parliament which has been basically a trial what about that argument? described as a rotten parliament >> that is a good argument. has consistently tried to derail that is how the constitution has brexit. thats exactly what happened today with this vote. set up this process. i think nancy pelosi will go having said that, i think this was actually a very close vote, along with this. if she needs to do more and it does bode well for the investigating and she thinks government if, indeed, the e...

Country club in miami. again, something that he has to know would be offensive to almost every one in congress. all of that says to me that he believes he has the republicans in congress so under his thumb they will stand by him no matter what else he does. well see in the next couple of weeks whether any of them call his bluff on that. >> what do you think jeffrey? >> well, the real question, it seems to me, will the republican opposition to the president remain the sort of jeff flake, bob cork...

Fbi counterintelligence briefing from the 2016 campaign. those briefings were given to the candidates at the time. if the senators note the fbi had an open counterintelligence probe against the trump campaigns, so they want to know how the fbi plans to provide those briefings and use them with respect to 2020 contenders. they write, there are significant questions regarding the similarity of those briefings to the 2016 candidates and whether those briefings were provided in a manner consistent w...

Answers, they want information about the counterintelligence briefing from the 2016 campaign and moving forward. those briefings at the time, hillary clinton and donald trump. senators know that the fbi had a counterintelligence probe against the trump campaign. they want to know how the fbi plans to do so with respect to 2020 and there are significant questions regarding a similarity of briefings for 2016 candidates and whether those briefings were provided in a manner consistent with practice....

His bluff on that. you are right. he went back and forth between saying no, we are not quite to pound on your door and take your gun. if we see with it, we got it. >> shannon: thats how that went. we will see if that happens. he did engage also with the front runner here, elizabeth warren on one thing. he talked about -- she had been talking about a wealth tax and he said i agree with you on a lot of things, but the way your policies are rolled out they feel very punitive and nature and youre no...

This was alleged it was a work-around to hide foreign money in american politics, trace. >> trace: team fox coverage continues. lets go to chad purgum. explain where we stand in the fight of holding a formal vote on the impeachment process. >> there were some rumblings. some democrats think it would be a good idea. the administration has been resistant to comply with any document requests or witnesses saying this hasnt been formalized as was the case with appreciate in 1974 and nixon. i posed th...