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Seen in the past how republicans have mastered procedural delays. but on air tonight, adam schiff said that democrats learned a lot from the past. they can hold witnesses in contempt, or for them to the justice department, he thinks this is a whole different approach that we will see in this justice department. how critical is doj in all of this? and what are you watching for in that regard? >> i do think he is right in that we now have a different administration. t and the last administration w...

Thompson, chairman, who told our manu raju that anyone who does not cooperation will be held in contempt. i think its obvious that well is there a legal fight. if theres legal contempt, should everyone comply with the subpoenas, how long could this take and realistically what can we exschneck. >> theres two different fronts here toch watch. first of all, representative thompson say we may seek criminal contempt. important to understand how that works. if, lets say, steve bannon refuses to show u...

Will this get gummed up in the courts, even though claims are lousy, and will that strategy which succeeded in the past again prevail. >> just so im clear, harry, sounds like youre saying if they refuse to comply, people subpoenaed, it would be a long, drawn out court saga and thats what you predict will happen. >> right and right. theres a disconnect between how long cases take and congressional subpoenas. it ought to be sped up. in short, there are three ways to hold somebody in contempt. if y...

Not theres a different kind of contempt that can be sought but thats so time-consuming, an ana. weve seen -- in the case of don mcgawn it took two years. way more time than the committee has. they need to move quickly and go down both of those avenues. >> how can it be done more quickly? >> first of all, they can get into court very quickly. took jerry nadler four months to go to court on don mcgawn. second of all, if youre arguing this case you have to stress to the judge we need expedited revi...

What they told manu raju. >> criminal contempt is on the table. we discussed it. if it comes to that, there will be no reluctance to do. >> former u.s. attorney and legal affairs columnist for the "l.a. times." harry, thanks for being back with us. lets start here one step before we get to the criminal contempt. any expectation. the chairman says theyre, quote, not holding the opinion that theyll cooperate. do you think thats a fair assessment, that there will be a fight from all four, including...

Committee, bennie thompson says if these witnesses dont comply, then im quoting now criminal contempt or other measures will be open to us. thats a quote from bennie thompson. what other measures, mr. chairman, are on the table? >> well, that is, frankly, probably the most severe measure. there are a number of ways to enforce subpoenas, as we have tried over the last four years. theres civil efforts to seek to effectuate those subpoenas in court, but that can be very time consuming. during the l...

Cull pbility over time. >> barbara, in terms of this investigation, in the past we have seen how republicans mastered procedural delays. democrats learned a lot from the past. they can hold witnesses in contempt. they can refer them to the justice department. this is a whole different approach that well see in this justice department. how critical is doj and what are you watching for in that regard? >> i do think hes right in that we now have a different administration. the last administration w...

Known now in the process of governing, it seems to me. progressives have been so disciplined, they have been supportive in so many ways. it makes sense they would toe the line in this way. it seems to me there is a sense theyre going to draw the line with regards to this infrastructure. >> i just wonder, though, theyre all on the same team. theyre all in the same party. they all see the consequences of losing, right? the consequences of losing are kevin mccarthy and a lot of ill liberal people w...

>> what can we live with? >> i am not sure. the civil war we described during the campaign within the democratic party has made itself known now in the process of government, it seems to be. >> it seems progressives have been so disciplined and supportive in so many ways. it makes sense they would told a lie in this way. representativ jayapal, there is a sense theyre going to draw the line with this. >> i wonder though, theyre all in the same team. i mean theyre all in the same party. they all s...

Made this week, her vaccinated husband dying of covid after spending time with unvaccinated people indoors who refused to wear masks. >> i have family members that dont agree with me. and i guess thats their right. but gary and i had rights, too. and he doesnt have them anymore. >> shes not alone in how shes feeling. a lot of this does come back to what we think and what we feel. it has been a devastating year. many were locked down, many were dreaming of the type of thing that would let us out ...