“It may be we just want to go with fines. But it’s either fines and/or prison,” the Oversight Committee chairman said.
Congressman Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is threatening to hold a former White House official in contempt of Congress, punishable by fines and jail time, if he fails to comply with a subpoena and appear before the panel Wednesday.
Representative Elijah Cummings, chairs the House Oversight Committee, as Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump testifies on Capitol Hill, on February 27. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Newbold said that among these officials, which reportedly included senior advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the most “serious disqualifying issues” included “foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct.”
The White House declined to answer Newsweek's questions on the record regarding Kline's testimony set for Wednesday.
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