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When i say acceptable, it all depends on whats the consequence here? the consequence would be contempt. there are a lot of problems, three routes to it. none of them are very easy to satisfy. so, this person already has testified iny eied in the muell investigation and if her testimony is inconsistent before congress she could have some other legal problems. so its not entirely clear to me that its an apples to apples situation. that is, not testifying before a grand jury investigation and not t...

House republican committee have any intention of playing hardball with hope hicks. she has essentially free reign to tell the committee to go to hell, which is what she appears to be doing today. >> or the justice department could bring a case against her for contempt and under president trump thats not going to happen. i agree. i think she can just do what shes doing. >> i didnt mean to interrupt but i think its no coincidence that the president went on a big tweet storm on the day that hope hi...

All the answers. >> has there been a subpoena issued for her? >> no. >> should there be? >> yes. for anyone who doesnt answer questions, they ought to be subpoenaed. >> reporter: so far were not seeing as much concern from republicans about her refusal to answer key questions as they had with steve bannon. threatening on hold him in contempt. today, we are told by several members, republican members of. committee that they have not made a decision about whether or not to move forward with a cont...

Instructed him to invoke executive privilege to protect those communications that may have occurred with the president. could that assertion of executive privilege been scoffed at by republicans and democrats with threats to hold him in contempt. the question is whether or not hope hicks will do the same, whether shell answer questions about her time at the white house, a and if she does not, will the republicans join the democrats in expressing their concerns, either threatening to hold her in ...

Words executive privilege by the way but she says i have been directed by my employer not to answer questions regarding her private conversations with the president. as an example. and i think thats appropriate. now, she has been very forthcoming about every question regarding the campaign. but we asked her did you ever see any of collusion? i did not. were you aware, for example, the leak out of the dnc? i have no knowledge of that i learned about that from press reports. a long list of questio...

Investigation? this gets back to that big question of obstruction of justice. >> i know you dont have a crystal ball, but are you expecting her to answer lawmakers questions today? >> i would be very surprised if hope hicks is forthforthcoming. what is incentivizing her to remain silent is the fact the republicans on the house intel committee have shown no temerity, have shown no willingness to go after these witnesses to charge them with contempt, to bring them back before the committee. they h...

>> you think it will get to that point? >> i do. they could give in, right. they could agree to the testimony. but i think they probably wont. so probably theyll force a subpoena. if he refuses the subpoena, he is in contempt, and it will go before a judge there is no good legal reason for him to refuse the subpoena. so to me, ultimately, he does have to testify. and he is just dragging it out. >> jennifer rodgers and harry litman, thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. next, the very tel...

Transition. steve bannon was under different instructions by the white house. theyre evidently concerned with what he would have to say. and he wouldnt answer whole sets of questions. we hope that hope hicks when she does come in will be forthcoming. but yes, we continue the make progress, even though its difficult, and even though the chairman continues to want the committee to focus on this attack on what he believes is the deep state. >> i feel like hope hicks determination about what she wil...

Answering questions under oath. if she has to answer those questions, shes essentially confessing to her involvement in a crime that could expose her to the death penalty. >> defense lawyer lee bailey angrily objected asking that the questioning be stop. he said you opened this up and then he warned of future punishment for contempt if she responded. >> when i instructed her to take the fifth amendment and judge carter ordered her to answer, her goose was cooked. >> the jury watches patty headqu...

Government control over our lives. and so -- and the tragic thing about this is that the american people have contempt for the united states constitution. contempt and ignorance because any politician who decided to uphold and defend the united states constitution, he would not get elected to office by the american people. that is -- if he says, look, nowhere in the constitution is there authority for the federal government to be involved in education. so if you send me to washington, im not goi...