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To the mystery to this event. >> and now you've got two republican members of congress calling on the president to actively step in. our manu raju on the hill, just talked to representative peter king and mark meadows. here is what they said. >> certainly at this point if we don't get the documents, the doj, the attorney general or the deputy attorney general should be held in contempt of congress. >> justice department has to turn over the documents. >> if they don't, though, would you support a contempt resolution? >> we won't get there. the president can order him to do it. i'm counting on ...

That alone is an explosive claim. republicans in the house intelligence committee this week are still continuing this offensive. they're demanding documents. they're trying to go around the d.o.j. and appeal directly to the president to intervene. >> the president can decide whether they should or not. the president should make that decision. our position right now is the justice department has to turn over these documents. >> but if they don't, though, would you support a contempt resolution? >> we're not going to go there. the president can order them to do it. i'm counting on the president ...

The next step is issuing a contempt resolution or citation and that's a big step that they may or may not be willing to take yet. but that's the point at which we're playing chicken at some point. >> molly, do you see something -- of course we had the drama on friday of the nunes memo and that came out, partisan lines. but now today, unanimous vote in the house intel committee to release the democratic rebuttal, in effect, attempt to rebutt those points. is that an attempt to'ing not just mag unanimous but regain some of that bipartisanship as they continue this investigation? >> so much trust...

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Ten months later when they came out with the truth all that deliberative activity in this case is very appropriate for us to see. >> greta: is it obstruction or legitimate. >> that is a tough one, greta. i think the court of public opinion will decide on both of our fates on that. we think we did today what we were obligated to do. we will continue with our investigation and dozens of other investigations we are obligated to do. we would like to see this ended because the resources we are using should be going after waste fraud and abuse if we could bring this to a close. >> greta: see what ha...