What's Next for the House Subpoena Hearing?

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More than 30 aides or Trump allies pled the fifth when they were asked to submit to questioning. This is meant to be the final hearing, but it opens up this question of whether it is or not. The lightliest thing here, I think, is that Donald Trump will say, no, I'm not going to come. And then it's up to the Justice Department to determine whether or not he should be prosecuted for ignoring that subpoena.

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