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The police department would put so little intellectual thought into what they were doing in this case and that if they are going to apply that to a freelancer, they could just as easy apply it to me or the other journalists that work at the chronicle. >> ted, tell us the definition of shield law. was it violated in this case? >> brian, the shield law, the california shield law was clearly violated in this case. its meant to shield the reporters confidential services and published information of ...

To get to fire the special counsel in an effort to thwart the investigation. democrats want to hear all of this in public testimony, but under the instructions of the white house he is defying a subpoena and will not show up at todays hearing. hes also refusing to turn over records because the white house has essentially told him not to. they say that he is immune from testifying because he is a senior level white house adviser. thats an approach that democrats reject. expect at this hearing tod...

Inquiry now disrupt the help you do have? >> we have a strong case. courts in the past have recognizes the power of congressional subpoenas. the trump administration is stonewalling and hiding from the american people everything congress is asking for. and that is simply unconstitutional. the framers set up three branches of government as checks and balances, and were going to enforce our is a peens that, were going to hold don mcgahn in contempt, were going to go to court, were going to litigat...

Pelosi, against beginning impeachment proceedings, may begin to rethink their reluctance. lets go to manu raju who joins us on the hill. we all remember the fireworks three weeks ago. the attorney general did the same thing to the same committee. so more fireworks on tap today? >> no question about it. expect democrats to express their outrage at what they believe is what theyre calling a lawlessstration, not listening to subpoenas, and the white house instructing don mcgahn not to show up becau...

Counsel, don pc mcgahn, jerry nadler just issued a statement saying, the committee will convene as planned tomorrow morning and mr. mcgahn is expected to appear, as legally required. most people dont expect him to be there at 10:00 a.m.. >> i dont think thats going to happen. the white house has said "no." clearly, the committee could hold don mcgahn in contempt, but the white house and the department of justice has said that you cant compel mcgahn to testify about his conversations with the pre...

The speaker to have a vote on going to court. and we could be in court as soon as next week. as we saw with the subpoena issued by congress member elijah cummings, they already have had a court hearing, and there is some possibility that those documents that they requested will come forth, and that is the same result i hope we can see here. >> we played it as chairman neil was coming down the stairs, a reporting asked him is there some chance of holding steve mnuchin in contempt, he said the cou...

Indeed for house counsel to ask the speaker to have a vote on going to court. and we could be in court as soon as next week. as we saw with the subpoena issued by congress member elijah cummings for the oversight and government reform committee, they have already had a court hearing, and there is some possibility that those documents that they requested will come forth, and that is the same result i hope we can see here. >> we played it as chairman neil was coming down the stairs, a report asked...

Complied. but there is a difference with this request. it is a subpoena. so it does allow us to go to court, and one of the options is indeed for house counsel to ask the speaker to have a vote on going to court. and we could be in court as soon as next week. as we saw with the subpoena issued by congress member elijah cummings, they already have had a court hearing, and there is some possibility that those documents that they requested will come forth, and that is the same result i hope we can ...

Reprimand ed be jonathan dayton an held in custody a few days. in 1857 the senate found a journalist in contempt arrested and held him for several weeks. but congress hasnt arrested someone for contempt since 1934. lawmakers investigated the 1930 airmail scandal whether president hooverer improperly handed out contracts for mail. the senate found mccracken in contempt and arrested him. they held him in ten days not in a congressional jail but in a hotel in downtown washington. water game committ...

Per that child support order, that is a court order. if someone fails to pay court-ordered child support, they could be found to be in contempt. what does that mean? to be in contempt means theres a willful failure for someone to obey an order of the court. and thats like, again, an example would be paying child support. so that court then has the power to punish those in contempt. that cook county judge, in order to avoid having to find r. kelly in contempt of court, gave him that march 6th dea...