timidity will not be a policy that works with donald trump. one alternative that stands out there is an impeachment inquiry, and i would hope more members would get behind that. >> reporter: behind the scenes, democratic leaders are attempting to tamp down calls for impeachment. holding a meet with the house general counsel to lay out litigation strategy. and passing a resolution expediting lawsuits to enforce their subpoenas. house speaker nancy pelosi insists her strategy is working. >> what we're doing is winning in court. >> reporter: the democrats indeed have won two early court cases to obtain trump financial information after their subpoenas were not complied with. house intelligence chairman adam schiff agrees with pelosi. but he is now calling for an even tougher approach to levy heavy fines on those who defy their subpoenas. >> a daily accumumenting fine will get people's attention. if they lose, they'll owe the congress of the united states a lot of money. that may convince them to