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Havent moved it enough to get the speaker of the house to move forward in that direction as well. which is what theyre going to need to move foerward. >> we talked about impeachment, subpoenas. im going to add another word, contempt. because the full house votes on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt for refusing to comply with the congressional subpoena. do you think it gets democrats any closer to getting what they wanted all along? thats the full unredacted mueller report? >> you...

Impeachment. i think its a very different thing p after mueller testifies, i do think you may have a situation where you get close to a majority for impeachment because he has moved public opinion. >> the democrats keep voting on contempt. what does contempt mean anymore to the public? >> i think its a way for the democrats to blow off some stem. its an outlet. its an out justice of the peace let for democrats who feel the need to do something. >> its meaningless. >> its speciessentially meanin....

White house the number of lawmakers calling for the start of an impeachment inquiry is slowly increasing. by nbc news count, at least 59 members of the house support beginning the impeachment process. twelve serve on the house judiciary committee. not one of them, democratic representative from california karen bass who sits on the house judiciary committee joins me now. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me on. >> what are you looking to have congress do? ther...

Voluntarily. and then you get to someone who did finally come around to speaking in public. richard nixons watergate star witness, john dean, will come back for his turn on the hill. the very next day the full house will vote on contempt for attorney general bill barr who adam schif dubbed today, the second most dangerous man in america. >> the attorney general who really is the presidents defense lawyer and spokesperson, and who is quite good at it. and has the veneer of respectability to camou...

Sounds pleased. >> i think that the tide is turning with the public and seeing what is going on with the president ignoring subpoenas, with a lot of our hearings and everything. i think that at this point it is so overwhelming that we need to uphold the rule of law and the constitution of united states. >> leading house conservative says democrats are not treating those trump administration officials fairly. >> certainly i am all for contempt, as long as it is used as a very last resort. what we...

Next week, both the former white house counsel don mcgahn and bill barr will be held in contempt of the house after they refused to comply with the democrats subpoena led by the house judiciary committee to turn over documents, provide testimony related to the obstruction of justice investigation. and from barrs case, he did not provide the unredacted mueller report the underlying evidence as democrats have demanded. mcgahn under instruction from the white house, did not comply either. at the sa...

>> bill: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with this now from washington good morning. >> good morning. contempt vote is formally scheduled for june 11. the allegation from house democrats that don mcgahn and attorney general william barr have failed to comply with congressional sub aoens yas. administration and justice department officials cite executive privilege and congressional overreach. the house speaker ignored questions from our fox team on the hill whether contempt wi...

That. but the american people also expect us to hold this t administration accountable. there is some disagreement in the caucus about the vehicle, the best vehicle to use. but the hearings on monday will be the beginning of our congratulations of the contents of the mueller report. it will help bring that report to life for the american people and explain the crimes that are alleged ten separate instances b of obstruction of justice. including efforts by the president to create false documents ...

Ordering people to do just that. the white house is instructing former administration officials hope hicks and annie donaldson not to turn over any documents to congress to find the house sjudiciary subpoena. the democrats announce the full house will vote to hold bill barr and don mcgahn in contempt. thats just one of the contempt votes pending against barr in the house. well have more on the other one later. that has to do with the census story. today texas congressman lloyd dogett became th...

Threatened tariffs on mexico and the president just said would be foolish. kelly odonnell live on capitol hill. looks like the democrats want to thread the needle as they continue to do and turn the heat up on the president and without going through necessarily the divisive process of impeachment which the polls show overall the american people arent so crazy about. >> so, theyre finding other ways to do that by keeping pressure on in a day-to-day fashion and that includes a variety of things th...