The Trump administration isn't so keen on House Democrats' idea of fining witnesses who don't show up.
The Trump administration is expressing legal doubt about one tool some House Democrats have suggested they might wield to try to force testimony from uncooperative witnesses: the power to levy fines.
“This argument cannot be taken seriously,” Justice Department attorneys wrote. “Dr. Kupperman does not face a credible threat of being the first person in American history fined under the supposed inherent contempt authority that he attributes to the House.”
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