Quantum Windbag
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I agree. Nixon looked horrible also in the Watergate mess by insisting on withholding documents until SCOTUS told him to cough em up, and the rest is history.
You do understand that Nixon was refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by a district judge relevant to a criminal investigation, don't you? That is slightly different than a subpoena issued by Congress.
A subpoena issued by a Court is no less a subpoena and no more a subpoena requiring compliance than one issued by Congress.
I think you are wrong. A subpoena issued by a court has to comply with all the laws and with the courts' interpretation of the laws and the constitution, a subpoena issued by Congress only has to fall under the purview of Congress regarding its power to legislate. The Supreme Court even ruled in Eastland v United States Serviceman's fund that they are not subject to judicial review.