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"I don't think he wants to find out whether the huffing and puffing really has authority. Congress has enormous authority over many aspects of what this Justice Department and really what Mr. Barr has the opportunity to do." - Rep. Garamendi on Barr's threat to skip House hearingpic.twitter.com/fT9bnjUNHP

Democratic Rep. John Garamendi says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's legacy is "questionable" following news that Rosenstein will resign. https://cnn.it/2GREpq0 pic.twitter.com/oungpn4H0y

"The NRA is in turmoil. A high-profile, internal battle between NRA president Oliver North and the group's CEO Wayne LaPierre has drawn in some powerful outside players, like President Trump and the N.Y. Attorney General." - CNN's Brian Todd has the latest.pic.twitter.com/rJ4KZzbM04

"Rosenstein is not to be commended, he's to be condemned for doing what Trump wanted, to do his dirty work to cover up the real reason for firing James Comey" - Rep. Steve Cohen reacts to the news that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation.pic.twitter.com/o0hTSOvswo

"If this attorney general is chicken to face the House Judiciary Committee, he's not worthy of being a United States attorney general," says Rep. Steve Cohen. "It shows how loose of a foundation he had to make the statements that he did about the Mueller report."pic.twitter.com/PwTZCambDs

"Tonight, a president usually known for his confidence appears to be unnerved by his latest rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. Aides insist President Trump isn't worried about running against Biden, but he's clearly on his mind." - CNN's Kaitlan Collins has more.pic.twitter.com/otMGDbopUT

"I don't believe we should be afraid of the option of impeachment," says @RepRubenGallego. "It's our job to really hold up the Constitution ... everything that this President has done, really has undermined the institution of democracy in this country." https://cnn.it/2GNY1f2 pic.twitter.com/zd9IZDl0YM

"Why would Attorney General Barr stand at a press conference and act like the lawyer for the President, instead of the lawyer for the people?" @RepDean, of the Judiciary Committee, shares some of her concerns ahead of AG Barr's forthcoming testimony. https://cnn.it/2XO6gNO pic.twitter.com/u4X9yYHJ8Q

"Of all the senators and members of congress I've worked with ... he was maybe the quickest study," says Rep. @GerryConnolly, of Joe Biden. "The idea that he is not an intelligent man, is simply false. And Mr. Trump is going to learn that the hard way." https://cnn.it/2XCPFMC pic.twitter.com/9TYXvLYdbb

"Biden framed the 2020 race as a battle for the soul of the nation." CNN's @jessicadean reports on Joe Biden announcing his presidential candidacy. https://cnn.it/2XCPFMC pic.twitter.com/BEzl5dr9mB

"I think his is a good additional voice," says Rep. @jahimes, of Joe Biden announcing his presidential candidacy. "I don't know if he's the right guy," adds Himes, noting "that's exactly why we have a primary process." https://cnn.it/2GJdugm pic.twitter.com/MpVdZdLa98

"I'm as radically pro-immigration as they come," says NYT columnist Thomas Friedman. "But it is pretty clear to me that unless we can assure a significant number of Americans that we can control our border, we're never going to have the proper immigration flow I think we need."pic.twitter.com/Dk5jCgxMaS

"I am a firm believer that Donald Trump has to be voted out the way he was voted in--by persuading a majority of the American people that he is not fit to be president for another term." - NYT columnist Thomas Friedman on whether impeachment is the best approach for the Democratspic.twitter.com/Q9n2MFJUI4

"These individuals can be held in the contempt of Congress ... It could destroy their future careers. So they need to weigh carefully whether they want to take a bullet for the White House and be held in contempt." - Rep. Ro Khanna on White House aides defying subpoenaspic.twitter.com/CJaec3vwxH

Deutsche Bank has begun the process of providing financial records to New York state's attorney general in response to a subpoena for documents related to loans made to President Trump and his business, a source says https://cnn.it/2XHGScs pic.twitter.com/F6YiSu4fz6

Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee tells CNN's @WolfBlitzer that President Trump's call for his aides to defy subpoenas from House Democrats "bring(s) us back to recall some of the darkest moments of the Nixon administration. This guy is circling the wagons." https://cnn.it/2XF86jJ pic.twitter.com/ibk3bBKAI7

"This will not end well for the President," says Rep. Dan Kildee about President Trump's pledge to fight "all the subpoenas" issued by House Democrats investigating his administration. "All of the information he's trying to hide is going to come to light." https://cnn.it/2XF86jJ pic.twitter.com/cceWjaHCBc

At a CNN Town Hall, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg addresses his controversial decision to demote South Bend, Indiana's first black police chief. CNN's Drew Griffin reports. https://cnn.it/2IF93p4 pic.twitter.com/ANNepVpA0x

"The only subpoena that's going to carry the kind of clout necessary is through the courts," says Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier, reacting to the White House telling an official to defy a subpoena from House Democrats. https://cnn.it/2XDo5im pic.twitter.com/eeob0E6jZp

Rep. Jackie Speier says "it is time for us to go to the courts" after the Treasury Department missed a deadline for the latest request for President Trump's tax returns, adding that "the language is very clear, it says you shall release the tax returns" https://cnn.it/2XJ2uVX pic.twitter.com/XvPj20W4Ta