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>> alisyn, of course, caskash pl was scheduled to show up here today, the deputy and deputy chief of staff. they have offered up a short postponement of their depositions as they work through this. and dan scavino, they delayed his subpoena as well, and they are ready to do the same with patel, meadows and scavino as they did with bannon if they feel theyre trying to drag this process out without actually cooperating. >> ryan, thank you for explaining the breaking news. stanley rand is the for...

The former president donald trump was going to defend executive privilege in that matter. well, the committee simply didnt buy that argument. in a statement today, the chairman betty thompson saying, quote, the select committee will not tolerate defiance of our subpoenas, so we must move forward to proceedings to refer mr. bannon for criminal contempt. ive notified the select committee we will convene for a business meeting tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report. now, this move by...

This would be finished within a year. and at that point, the congress doesnt even necessarily get the testimony. it gets a conviction. its a criminal statute. its a punishment. it is not a civil enforcement mechanism where the witness can purge the contempt through complying. its a very awkward process. >> were talking about all of the i diosyncraries in the pro process, and thats important, but how is it that someone can be subpoenaed by congress, essentially say no, and not be brought to justi...

Offense that can be imposed. and the courts have been reluctant to imprison witnesses except in the case where the congress has met its burden and prevailed by -- beyond a reasonable doubt. so, yes, it is conceivable that at the end of the day, there would be a conviction and that would be upheld on appeal. but that still is going to take time. that will not be fast-tracked in a way that preempts the normal criminal process. >> this committee set out to get the american people answers about who ...

Because its still not substantiated in any regard. i want you to share, with you and all of our viewers and listeners what lindsey graham just was asked about, or asked rod rosenstein about at the judiciary committee hearing on the nominee to be acting, rather deputy attorney general. he was asking what it would take to wiretap or easedrop the president-elect or nominee or trump tower. how could president obama d this? this is ho it went. >> you could haveotten a warrant through the normal crimi...