Whitaker responded by saying he won't appear unless the committee dropped its subpoena threat, which he derided as an act of "political theater." On Thursday evening, Nadler said no subpoena would be issued if Whitaker appeared before the committee Friday prepared to answer questions. It was not clear how the Justice Department would respond to Nadler's statement or whether Whitaker would appear. The vote by the committee didn't issue a subpoena but allowed Nadler to do so if Whitaker was uncooperative. Collins said it was "choreographed by the chairman and starring the acting attorney general as some mythological protector of secrets."

Source: Economic Times February 08, 2019 00:00 UTC