hurdle for them. the president has vowed to fight all the subpoenas. that s a quote. this could be evidence in court. what do you make of the fact that it s got out to the press? well, i think this is a further sign that there are a lot of career civil servants that are pretty unhappy about the way trump is obstructing justice and congress and so that s why i think you ve seen a consistent patdern of leelks going back to the beginning of the administration. in fact what i would call dedicated government employees who want to protect the constitution instead of donald trump and the fact i mean this memo is seems to me i m not a lawyer but it s a pretty clear reading of this 1924 statute which says that the treasury department shall furnish upon request the returns of any taxpayer.
is that hyperbole or will it come to that? we re talking about the inherent contempt power. we re going to get our subpoenas. year going it get the evidence and the documents that we have requested. and that s our right. now it looks like the courts are can coming through. so far we re winning in the courts and the courts are saying of course you ve got to turn over these documents that have been subpoenaed by the house of representatives. there s no executive immunity. but we ve got the power to do it. let s talk about the house judiciary committee issuing subpoenas to communications director hope hicks and amy donaldson today. do you think the white house will tell them not to comply as well? the president has essentially ordered all his subordinates to stop coperating with congress.
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no more witnesses, subpoenas, documents. it s totally unprecedented. we ve never seen anything like it unamerican history. he s not only tlie troog stop her and employees for people who youed to work for the white house and he s aggressively trying to block aide her appearance. he took precise notes mngszed 65 times in the mueller report and key is she s a key witness. robert mueller is going to be key as well. robert mueller is reluctant to testify in public in front of the house judiciary committee. he doesn t want to appear political. can t congress see esome agreement so americans can hear from him without becoming a partisan person or this becoming a partisan battle? there s no reason he should be seen as a partisan person or perceive himself that way. all hes to the do is see the
we re not a bunch of solo riders. but we want to explain what we ve read about, what we ve seen through witnesses that we have talked to and what we ve seen through administration, obstruction and defiance of congress seems to be clear evidence of high crime misdemeanors. and year trying to put that on the table to say an impeachment inkwery is absolutely warranted at this point and we want that discussion with our colleagues and we have the highest respect anded a miration for our colleagues around the country. the media wants to blow it up into big confrontations and conflicts. we re having a coner conversation about how to deal with the most lawless, corrupt president of our lifetime. the we appreciate your time. we ll see you next time. thank you. thanks so much. i told you about a draft memo that washington post obtained saying the president s