Almost certainly appeal to the court of appeals which is the intermediate and perhaps even seek to take it to the supreme court. One thing that does hold your thoughts. This is the ranking republican on the committee, doug collins. Then we understand maybe its the democrats who have something to be worried about. Maybe they dont like what was in the Mueller Report and maybe they dont want to continue to ask questions about it. Ill take your questions. The white house has been fighting subpoenas, requests for information. Do you have any concern theyre eroding your colleagues ability to investigate . I dont think so. Theyre going to do what they need to do, as past administrations have done, including president obama and others. They fight subpoenas when they feel like they have made accommodations or not. One concern i have and the chairman was out here talking about going straight to contempt. Thats typically a twoweek process. You typically goent go straight to contempt. You work wit
Barr was supposed to be seated today for questioning from the House Judiciary Committee. We know he wont appear and thats because of a disagreement with the Committee Chairman jerry nadler over the format of this hearing. Basically nadler wanted to allow staff lawyers on the republican and democratic side to question barr for 30 minutes each after members of congress had gotten their questions in. That is something that the Justice Department said they could not agree to, so barr will not be coming before the committee today. Jerry nadler has been very clear that everything has been escalated because the Justice Department did not hand over that mueller report, the full unredacted report, despite a subpoena from the Committee Chairman yesterday, so at this point its likely that the Committee Chair will have to move to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. Here is what jerry nadler said yesterday about his disagreements with the Justice Department. He is trying to blackmail
Her dying wish was to watch the battle of winter fell on game of thrones. She got that and so much more. Welcome to early start, im dai dave briggs. Im christine romans. One day on the hot seat was enough for the attorney general. William barr informing a house panel he will not testify today as scheduled. Barrs move raises the prospect democrats will hold him in contempt of congress. He had been scheduled to testify to the House Judiciary Committee about his handling of the mueller report. He rejected the plan to have one of his staff lawyers to question him alongside lawmakers. That angered jerry nadler. Hes trying to blackmail the committee in not following the most effective means of eliciting the information we need. Nadler says the panel will meet today as plans and says hell give barr a day or two to comply with the subpoena for the full unredacted mueller report. Chairman nadler says the committee is looking at may 15th for the possible date for Robert Mueller to testify. As fo
Attack in paradise, a california doctor killed off the coast of maui. And another tornado outbreak leaves parts of oklahoma in ruins. More than 300 tornadoes reported in the u. S. This month alone. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start, im christine romans. Good morning. Good morning to all of you, im dave briggs, monday, may 27th. It is memorial day. We pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in our country. 5 00 a. M. In the east, 6 00 p. M. In tokyo. That is where we begin this morning. The president standing alone on a state visit to japan. The president says he is not bothered by pyeongchangs missile test despite National Security adviser john bolton saying theres no doubt the test violates un resolutions. White house correspondent Boris Sanchez joins us live in tokyo. Good to see you. Reporter good morning dave and christine. We really got an idea just how much President Trump trusts kim jong un from this presser. The president saying that he was not bo
Panel he will not testify today as scheduled. Barrs move raises the prospect democrats will hold the nations top Law Enforcement official in con temperatu contempt of con. Barr rejected the committees plan to have one of the staff lawyers question him alongside lawmakers. That angered Committee Chairman jerry nadler. Hes trying to blackmail the committee into not following what we think the is most effective means of eliciting the information we need, and the congress cannot permit the executive branch. We cannot commit the administration to dictate to congress how we operate. Nadler says the panel will meet today as planned and nadler says hell give barr a day or two to comply with his subpoena for the full unredacted Mueller Report, information that was due wednesday morning. The committee is looking at may 1 15th as a possible date for Robert Mueller to testify. The attorney general made no apology for his handling of the Mueller Report. This just a day after it was revealed mueller