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Impeachment. and then continue to wait on these court processes which, as elliott was saying, can be lengthy. but they dont really have any other choice. in the system, theres only one way to enforce the law, and thats to proceed through the process of law enforcement and the judiciary and that can take time. does it eventually come to a head? is there eventually a final verdict whether its the supreme court or anything else? you also have some democratic members of congress talking about the in...

Secretary pompeo. hes missed three deadlines already and yet we hear from him today saying when hes in greece that the department will, quote, obviously do all the things we are required to do by law. arent they required to hand over these documents? >> yes, they are. i mean the subpoena is valid and congress has a right to demand this information. he clearly can be held in contempt if he doesnt -- if the information is not forthcoming. now, congress has something called an inherent contempt pow...

Democrats that its no longer about if this is good politics and what does it mean for 2020, but some view this as this is sort of a moral stance they need to take to prevent a presidency from running amuck in their view. >> nancy pelosi will make a statement at 5:00 p.m. her staff confirming. if they officially open an impeachment inquiry or use the power of inherent contempt. how does that change their ability to get information, documentation or call witnesses before various committees? >> it ...

Defying subpoena after subpoena. but there is some recourse which is the contempt power. >> basically to go to court. >> to go to court to force the disclosure of the documents and to force the director of national intelligence to produce whatever this report is and who the whistleblower is and what his or her complaints are. >> gloria, listen to adam schiff when he told anderson cooper about the whistleblower. >> the dni acknowledged that this involves someone apparently outside of the authorit...

By held in contempt of congress? you are charged with contempt of congress? or is there some contempt power to allow committee chairman to then go to court in order to enforce subpoenas or somewhere in between? you probably understand the legal more than i do. >> ill give you a little reaction. what the chairman is trying to argue is the civil contempt process is contempt because it gets them out of congress where the letters are exchanged and into court. if the doj lose, theres a court order to...

Voted today on this contempt move. these officials, especially lawyers, but really anyone responsible doesnt want to be held in contempt. it is a serious step youve taken. youve also stopped short of criminal contempt as youve said. there is a break-through and providing evidence to you. why did you stop short of criminal contempt for mr. mcgahn? >> we did not stop short of contempt for mr. mcgahn. >> criminal contempt. >> well, the resolution of powers contempt, civil or criminal. if he does no...

Using the inherent contempt. but the attorney who is are outstanding attorneys think that that would be in the courts for a longer period of time because its not tried for such a listening time. >> danny? >> i love the inherent contempt power. the sergeant of arms who sounds like a character in a play from the 18th century goes out and arrests folks, maybe congress folks in the office refusing to come to the hill and brings them forcibly to capitol hill. realistically this is not a power that is...

New subpoenas this week. hope hicks and the former chief of staff to don mcgahn annie donaldson are being asked to testify and turnover documents. they include michael flynn, trumps talks with james comey, pardons as well as hush money payments. joining me once again for this hour, danny, lets get to this one as the president says he is going to fight all the subpoenas. but how do you see this playing out? and could there be legal consequences with the house if those that have been subpoenaed do...

Talking about the inherent contempt power which weve been kicking around. well get the subpoenaed honored and get the evidence and the documents that we have requested and thats our right. now, it looks like the courts are coming through so far. were winning in the courts and the courts are saying, of course, you have to turn over these documents that have been subpoenaed by the house of representatives. there is no executive immunity. they keep inventing magic doctri doctrines. weve got the pow...

Is that hyperbole or will it come to that? >> were talking about the inherent contempt power. were going to get our subpoenas. year going it get the evidence and the documents that we have requested. and thats our right. now it looks like the courts are can coming through. so far were winning in the courts and the courts are saying of course youve got to turn over these documents that have been subpoenaed by the house of representatives. theres no executive immunity. but weve got the power to do...