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Every day in business is a big day. well keep you ready for whats next. comcast business powering possibilities. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ unraveling, a deepening democratic divide puts their agenda on the brink. the president is still optimistic. >> its time for us to convince in ourselves. plus, congress ready to hold steve bannon in contempt for ignoring its subpoenas. could he and others really face jail time? >> were not messing around. if people dont show up, we expect ...

So far engaing with the committee. but another reason which is perhaps the bigger one here, told by sources in the last 24 hours, is because of who bannon is. what he did on january 6th. he, of course, was one of the rally organizers for the stop the steal rally, but also in the months since, hes been having congressional candidates, right-wing candidates on his podcast show, peddling false election claims. bannon also himself called it a litmus test for any future congressional candidate or oth...

Americas institutions. it is incredible to me that really, he could avoid this, steve bannon, for quite a few months or even years to come and just use it as fuel for his own theo theories. >> exactly. weve seen that bannon has refused to cooperate before with the trump/russia investigation. he benefits from this, because he can then promote this idea that theres this deep state thats out to get him. and the punishment for being in contempt is 12 months in prison, which is a lot, and he feels li...

With this key vote on tuesday showing the pace theyre taking to get this going. we heard from one of two republicans who sit on the house select committee earlier today laying out the process and why he believes the committee should move forward on criminal referral for bannon. lets watch that. >> this potential criminal contempt referral or will be criminal contempt referral for steve bannon is the first shot over the bow. its very real. but dont think youre going to be able to just kind of wal...

Those defying those subpoenas. we asked the question to the presidents top aides. they hedged more and said its up to the justice department. the president said he has a view of the january 6th investigation. we knew that because he said he was not going to assert executive privilege over the documents that his predecessor wanted him to do, that the committee is trying to get hands on. thats unusual itself because typically, you have presidents that do assert that privilege because its a precede...

The cross connection live from miami. it starts right now. ♪♪ good morning, everyone. im tiffany cross. we are live from miami, florida this morning for a very special edition of the cross connection. now, congress returns next week to fall or ball on a bug that will directly impact all of our lives as they try to fix together a slimmed down social spending package by the end of the month and work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling again by december and avoiding an economic disaster. mea...

That twitchell lot of rabbit democrats say lets get punitive here. what is likely to happen when some or all of this lands at the doorstep of merrick garlands doj? >> when it finally gets there, it certainly moving at a snails pace, theyre going to vote, and i read a report -- they hope to have the report on contempt before thanksgiving. i dont know why theyre waiting so long. and then it gets to mayor garland, and hes got to make the decision about what to do. lets today he decides to go forwar...

Thats fine. if he continues to stone wall, well use every means necessary including the tuesday meeting. >> we got those like steve bannon who are taking their lead from donald trump and think theyre just above the law and theyre the only citizens in the united states who dont have to respond to a subpoena from a court or from the u.s. congress. were going to try to charge these people with criminal contempt. >> so, the question is now what? what happens next? will holding bannon hold him in con...

Presidents top aides. they hendged more and said its up to the justice department. the president said he has a view of the january 6th investigation. we knew that because he said he was not going to assert executive privilege over the documents that his predecessor wanted him to do, that the committee is trying to get hands on. thats unusual itself because typically, you have presidents that do assert that privilege because its a precedent for other presidents that come after them and so tonight...

Litigants, don mcgahn ran out the clock for two years, in a civil case that involved the enforcement of a congressional subpoena. somewhat infamously, donald trump went up and down to the supreme court twice for years trying to keep his tax returns hidden from the state of new york, from congress and by extension from the american people. well, criminal cases, the prosecutors and the judges can control the amount of delay. so in a criminal case, steve bannon could be convicted of contempt much m...