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Hold the attorney general in contempt today. impeachment, if you are going down that path, you don't go to court with your weakest case. as long as you keep getting more information to build your case. >> melissa: also today republican member of the house judiciary committee, john ratcliffe, calling out the democrats. the congressman saying that the vote today is meaningless and saying the democrats are claiming a false victory with the justice department. >> jerry nadler is happy and he's finally submitted to the accommodations process the way it's supposed to work, but he overplayed his hand...

Alleged obstruction by president trump. >> we have reached an agreement to review the evidence underlying the mueller report. including interview notes, first-hand accounts of misconduct and other cortical evidence. >> democrats want testimony from former white house counsel don mcgahn who was directed by the administration not to cooperate. citing executive privilege which protect presidential committee case. the justice department said it was "please the committee set aside its contempt resolution, returning to the traditional culmination process." nadler said a resolution allowing democrats...

>> mr. mcgahn represents not donald trump by the office of the president. i think he owes the office his testimony before this committee. >> several hours into the testimony, president trump weighed in. >> john has been a loser for a long time. we know that. he was disbarred and he went to prison. other than that, he's doing a great job. >> republicans characterize the hearing about a mock impeachment, witnesses took aim at the administration. >> if anyone other than a president of the united states committed this conduct, he would be under indictment today for multiple acts of obstruction of ...

Better get ready at home. the first democratic debate is happening june 26 and 27. you'll see lester holt across both hours. "today" show's savannah guthrie will moderate the first hour and chuck todd and rachel maddow will moderate the second hour. kelly o'donnell is on the hill. kelly, we're just a couple hours away from a vote in the house regarding subpoenas. this is not a vote to hold attorney general bill barr nor don mcgahn in contempt. i know there are a lot of votes going on. what's this one about? >> reporter: it is important to make this distinction, because contempt is in the lan...

Courts in enforcing the rule that the white house needs to comply with these very subpoenas. joining the conversation, former federal prosecutor glen kirschner, chuck rosenberg, and a focus on national security. glen, what can you tell us about this strategy? >> we've seen the endless battle between the executive branch and the congressional branch over these subpoenas. i think you put it perfectly, the trump administration just ignores them, which frankly, they have no right to do. i think we'll see a turning point with this contempt resolution, because what that gives congress the ability to...