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Further define what the limits are of executive privilege and limits are of congress power to subpoena and also to enforce those subpoenas. >> sounds like space time continuum and a constitutional crisis. >> i wont go that far, kendis. you are a crisisist and i believe its stretching and not quite at crisis yet. >> if not that, julia, it does appear to be a hostile environment and the events that will be taking place this week there on capital hill wont help matters. >> yeah, absolutely. not hel...

Comply, a co-equal branch of government can enforce the subpoena and hold bill barr in contempt. its different from the criminal contempt we were talking about last month. i think all eyes will be on that vote this week. >> thats a key legal strategy that they have right there on tuesday. >> yes. exactly. and something different and within their power. we know that congress has inherent authority to arrest an individual that doesnt comply with the subpoena. but they havent done that in over 100 ...

Well. and highlighting it, that the counterintelligence part of this investigation is really one of most significant parts of it. our thanks to katy and natasha. thank you guys. we turn right now to an nbc news exclusive. one of our crews is getting extensive access to the ageless b52 air force bomber in qatar as tensions between the trump administration and iran reach a new high. tehran has been pulling back some ships in the region. but u.s. officials are closely watching the situation. in f...

Using the inherent contempt. but the attorney who is are outstanding attorneys think that that would be in the courts for a longer period of time because its not tried for such a listening time. >> danny? >> i love the inherent contempt power. the sergeant of arms who sounds like a character in a play from the 18th century goes out and arrests folks, maybe congress folks in the office refusing to come to the hill and brings them forcibly to capitol hill. realistically this is not a power that is...

Producers and things like that and they wove together this amazing tapestry on television to show people what it was like and i think it came to air at a time when thanks to the me too movement we are looking back at sell brings who were accused of serious sex crimes in the past and seemed to get away with it and were re-evaluating those results and saying, you know, did they -- were they really fairly exonerated or did the wealth and the power and the fame cause people to overlook problems with...

Perceived by many to be someone who stood up to a former administration that was arguably very, very corrupt. ep especially at the very top with then president nixon. >> many say the vote on tuesday is a really key vote. why is that? >> this is a fascinating issue because congress has long had the power to subpoena. the inherent power to subpoena information and people to testify before it but we really havent talked much about historically what happens when it seeks to enforce that power agains...