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>> yeah. i used to be counsel of that committee. so i'm very familiar with these procedures. and the house has never really set up a very streamlined system for contempt. either when somebody denies a subpoena, ignores a subpoena, doesn't produce evidence, or, indeed is disrespectful, as lewandowski was during his hearing. what happens is, they have to have a ruling of the committee first that the witness is in n contem contempt. then take that to the house of representatives and the full house votes on it. it either goes to a civil or criminal action's if they refer to a criminal action, beca...

We want if we hold the attorney general responsible. he may say okay, i'll give you what you want, i don't want to be impeached. he doesn't want that stain on him. i think that's what he doesn't want to be held in contempt. >> it's interesting because you are in a unique position of being both on the intelligence committee and the judiciary committee, both of which have pursued some degree of contempt charges against the attorney general. >> that's right. >> and the two committees are handling it differently. you're sort of the man in the fulcrum in the middle of this. our intelligence, the at...

Records that are sought by these three committees, the house judicialry, house intelligence and house oversight. that was a vote 226 republicans to 183 democrats. one of the testy moments in the hearing came with congressman darrell issa. he asked the deputy attorney general, look, if we go forward on contempt and we want to pursue it in the district court of washington, will you throw up any road blocks? here that is. >> do you believe that you have the ability to be above the law? something the american people do not. >> no, sir. >> good. since you do not believe thatly take that if you're h...

To the extent i know who they are talking about, i'm hard pressed know who is threatening their life. >> you think they are overplaying their hand in. >> i think there's a certain possibility of it. i'm open to evidence to the contrary. always concerned. that's an easy thing to assert. sounds great. i'm not convinced. >> reporter: wolf democrats believe this is part to undercut the justice department. if they do not take steps to give the senior officials in n contem contempt, republican say it's in the their intention. another question is later tomorrow when these two men gou gowdy and nunes ...

Disturbing allegations against president trump. it may be very relevant. we don't know this. may be relevant to where mueller is going at this point. >> is this a proper use of the investigation? >> by nunes? >> yes. >> no. his letter is absurd. he's threaten to hold jeff sessions in contempt. that's not going to happen. h he has a bee in his bonnet about this investigation for a long time. we don't know if he's trying to interfere with mueller or prop up trump or discredit obama's d.o.j. and fbi. he's issued a subpoena telling d.o.j. and fbi to produce these documents. they have been slow to ...