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Judiciary chairman jerry nadler, mr. mcgahn finds himself facing contradictory instructions from two co-equal branches of government. nadler threatening to use, quote, all enforcement mek schisms at the committee's disposal, including holding him in contempt. >> you're dealing with a lawless president who is willing to go to any lengths to prevent testimony that might implement him. >> reporter: white house saying he is immune to testify. sarah sanders adding, this action is taken to ensure future presidents can effectively execute the responsibilities of the office of the presidency. add i >>...

Thanks to our international viewers for watching. for you, "cnn talk" is next. for u.s. viewers, growing pressure on the house speaker on impeachment. "new day" continues right now. president trump blocking the testimony of former white house counsel don mcgahn. >> we'll hold mcgahn in contempt. >> the president is trying to obstruct his testimony, as he's trying to obstruct the presentation of financial records. >> i think anything going on in the house is a political circus. michael cohen says he gave false testimony, and the president's lawyer knew about it. >> michael cohen does not ma...

Breaking overnight, what could be the beginnings of an impeachment rebellion. new reporting overnight goes into details of a heated discussion among democratic leadership, with some pushing house speaker nancy pelosi to allow the impeachment proceedings to begin. the speaker is still resisting. for now, house jerry nadler agrees. there are signs he might be shifting. >> white house counsel don mcgahn will not appear at a white house committee today, defying a subpoena. the white house directed mcgahn not to testify. now, chairman nadler says there will be serious consequences. nadler tells cnn...

Rebellion against nancy pelosi, who is against the move. this as a federal judge sided in a big way over financial records. the house intelligence committee released transcripts of michael cohen's closed door testimony. cohen claims jay sekulow asked him to falsely testify to congress about the trump tower project in moscow. sekulow denies the allegation. so much news. so many developments. let's begin with lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren? >> reporter: well, john, in a couple of hours, an empty chair before the house judiciary committee, as this fight between congress and the executive...

Investigations we see going on. there were other members in the room who got angry and scolded these members, saying that it could hurt them politically. it basically just became a really tense standoff. a few hours later, pelosi, knowing these four members are part of the judiciary panel, called in chairman jerry nadler, who leads the house judiciary committee, to have words with him. nadler briefed his members on a private phone call after this meeting, which was happening around 9:00 or 10:00, and basically told them he supported them. he tried to make the case for impeachment to pelosi but...