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And he appeared before the committee a few weeks ago behind closed doors but failed to cooperate. and so now the committee is finally acting. they are going to vote wednesday night to refer criminal contempt charges regarding jeffrey clark. if that vote passes, which it is expected to, it would go to the full house, which would also have to vote, before it's sent to the justice department. we've already seen this play out with steve bannon, who is awaiting trial as we speak for those charges, aaron. >> leigh ann, let's turn to the legislative agenda in congress. what are we hearing from lawmak...

Unless you want to get entangled in a criminal prosecution, you better full well comply with this lawful subpoena. >> okay. let's good through the process, all right, and what happens next. the full house votes on thursday. then the case goes to the doj. so, andrew, take us through the decision that eric garland has to make. >> sure. so the full house votes. then the speaker would certify that result, assuming the vote passes. and then it's delivered to the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia who is required by law to present to it a grand jury. but really, merrick garland, the attorney...

Decision that eric garland has to make. >> sure. so the full house votes. then the speaker would certify that result, assuming the vote passes. and then it's delivered to the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia who is required by law to present to it a grand jury. but really, merrick garland, the attorney general has to decide whether or not doj is going to actually pursue that prosecution. this is a huge, huge decision for him to make. i think most observers believe that he really doesn't have much of a choice here. if garland decides not to pursue the referral, he is basically cutting...

Untenable. we'll stay on this story. gary, we appreciate you jumping on for us. please stay safe there. we're also following breaking news this hour out of southern california. just a short time ago, former president bill clinton actually walked out of the uc irvin medical center under his own power. his wife, hillary, by his side. he thanked the team of doctors who helped him before getting into an suv. the 42nd president was admitted on tuesday with a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream. the doctor overseeing his care said that his fever and white blood count was normalized...

The state's attorney general's report as executive assistant one. she is one of 11 women who say the governor sexually harassed her, groping her during hugs and a photo-op. this is the first criminal complaint to emerge from a months' long investigation into cuomo's conduct. governor q governor cuomo denies all allegations but will likely face an impeachment vote by the legislature in the coming weeks. now on capitol hill, the u.s. senate is in session. minority leader mitch mcconnell speaking now on the floor. it's the second saturday in a row they're in session. it's august. this is a rari...