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He thinks his answers may incriminate him granted hes a sitting member of congress, that would be fraught to do that. if he defies the committee and says no, im not cooperating, the committee has to decide whether they hold him in contempt. this is a colleague of theirs. this is a sitting member of congress. well see if they have the political backbone to do that. >> meadows is a former colleague. they saw him thumb their nose and again, as we know, the idea of trying to assert a privilege is no...

Well see if they have the political backbone to do that. >> meadows is a former colleague. they saw him thumb their nose and again, as we know, the idea of trying to assert a privilege is not like a carte blanche that says i dont want to show up anymore. its idea of question by question assertion of privileges and saying no, i dont feel like coming in. it cant be good enough. it a valid subpoena. it cant be good enough, right? >> yeah, thats the way its supposed to work. youre not supposed to sa...