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The clash between congressional democrats and the trump administration on full display yesterday. it was an awkward moment. bill barr with the threat of a pending house floor vote to hold him in contempt approached nancy pelo pelosi, shook her hand and say did you bring your handcuffs. the speaker replied, told the attorney general that the house sergeant at arms was there should an arrest be necessary. the attorney general opened a review into how the russia investigation began. joining me is j...

Steny hoyer said democrats are unlikely to schedule a contempt vote. the plan is to hold multiple trump officials to hold them in contempt at once. >> nancy pelosi are telling democrats to stay focused on their agenda and not fortunate and appears democrats are falling in line. "washington post" reports pelosi told democrats in a closed door caucus meeting wednesday morning to stick to their policy agenda ahead of the 2020 election rather than start impeachment proceedings. not a single lawmaker...

No one could hold him accountable and that is simply un-american, and we cannot abide it. >> judiciary chairman, jerry nadler, other house democratic leaders raising the prospect of holding administration officials in con temperature. that serves as -- contempt. that serves as an awkward backdrop. william barr, and nancy pelosi, barr asked the speaker if she brought her handcuffs. pelosi responded the house sergeant at arms was present should an arrest be necessary. barr chuckled and walked away...

Refusing to give house democrats the presidents tax returns. speaker of the house nancy pelosi says white house stonewalling amounts to a constitutional crisis. >> he is every day demonstrating more obstruction of justice and disrespect for congress legitimate role. >> so, lets get to jon karl, with us live tonight from the white house. and jon, the presidents son still has not responded to that subpoena? >> reporter: no word from donald trump jr. or his legal team. but if he decides to fight th...

Privilege after the fact. when the closest advisers to the president have already spoken to team mueller. >> reporter: but republicans were quick to defend the white house and the attorney general. >> bill barr is following the law and whats his reward? democrats are going to hold him in contempt. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi says the presidents stonewalling is making his own case for impeachment. >> every single day, the president is making a case, hes becoming self-impeachable. >> s...

Continues to wait. hope that the government will soon come to hope. he hopes for a new how is the electricity for the streets to be repaired but most of all he hopes cook better with. well now were going to take a look at some of the other stories making the news saying washington tensions are flaring after attorney general william barr did not appear before a congressional hearing into the his handling of special counsel robert millers russia report bar skipped that meeting due to a disagreemen...

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