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Back in 1935. since then congress has instead referred cases to the justice department. joining us now, senior legal affairs. back with us former u.s. attorney in the district of michigan. barbara, of these three inherent contempt, that means potentially extreme that the individual acting chief of staff could be drag to jail. is that correct? >> inherent contempt power exists. there is statutory contempt power where members of congress go to the department of justice and ask them to prosecute the case criminally. when yo ahave an executive branch behaving the way the trump administration is th...