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On the house side. it began with democrats authorizing a subpoena before the testimony. why did they do that? >> they want to control the action, and that's what whitaker wants to do, too. if he says i'm here voluntarily, he sets parameters, he can remind them i'm here to be cooperative. i'm here as a volunteer, not under compulsion. they want him under compulsion so they can have more rules about what he has to answer. technically, legally speaking, under subpoena if he doesn't comply with it or he doesn't answer something, they have the threat of contempt. practically that's a lot of s p ste...
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