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Ted Lieu: “But at the end of the day, if the witness is wrong on the issue and the courts find that, yes, we have the ability to…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
But at the end of the day, if the witness is wrong on the issue and the courts find that, yes, we have the ability to enforce this subpoena as lawfully ordered, that witness will be on the hook for a hundred thousand dollars.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Lieu discusses the financial consequences for witnesses ignoring subpoenas.

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