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VIDEO: Congressional subpoenas and how they work in the spotlight
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  • April 24, 2019

Congressional subpoenas and how they work in the spotlight

Brookings Institute Fellow Margaret Taylor said Congress could invoke "inherent contempt power" by sending Capitol Police to retrieve officials if they don't comply with a subpoena to testify.

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