He basically said that we're done with cooperating with any subpoenas, any subpoenas involving any of these investigations with the Congress. You don't get to do that as the chief executive of the United States government. You must respect the constitutional checks and balances written by our founders.
Connolly discusses President Trump's refusal to cooperate with congressional subpoenas and emphasizes the importance of respecting constitutional checks and balances.
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This report says, and he quotes from Mueller, one of the few times he does, while this report does not conclude the President committed a crime. It also does not exonerate him, to finish that sentence, from committing a crime.
Well, the only remedy, Anderson, in front of us frankly is going to be impeachment.
I am one, Anderson, who has called for the revival of inherent contempt. I think Congress has to enforce its own subpoenas and demands for documents by having a menu of disciplines -- disciplinary action against those would refuse to…
Well, I think Congress is going to have to defend the institution, the constitutional role of Congress to provide oversight and accountability of any executive branch.
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