MSNBC The Cross Connection With Tiffany Cross August 7, 2021 14:51:00
So what happens if they still don't testify? well, when it comes to sitting members of congress, they could potentially be called up before the ethics committee, or congress could ask the justice department to prosecute any subpoena dodgers with what's called contempt of congress, which is a crime. in theory, congress could also use what's known as inherent contempt power, and have the sergeant at arms actually make arrests. now, that actually used to be pretty common up until the 1930s. now, whether dems in charge of the committee would actually exercise that power, that's another story. so f...