The House Rules Committee is marking up the contempt resolution on Monday, and the House is likely to vote on the measure on Tuesday, the aides said. House court challenges over testimony and subpoenas in the past sometimes have gotten resolved in days or weeks, though it's more typical to take months. In recent weeks, lawyers for the House have accused Trump of attempting to use the courts to stall the fulfillment of House committee subpoenas — potentially even past the 2020 presidential election. It's still unclear how the approach may affect House Democrats' contempt arguments when they go before judges. A Congressional Research Service report from 2017 cast some doubt on whether judges would entertain lawsuits from House committees without full House approval or a resolution.

Source: CNN June 06, 2019 14:59 UTC