1) Imagine thinking a (((judge))) has the authority to order this. - that's not to say I wouldn't be so forced to HOWEVER 2) "I do not recall." - Hillary Clinton taught us well.
1) I'm not sure whether she has authority or not, I'm not a lawfag. On to Appeals Court to appeal her decision?
2) When there is nothing to hide, it doesn't really matter. When there is something to hide, "I do not recall" may work when investigators don't investigate. But serious investigations would not be deterred by "I do not recall."
(g) Contempt. The court (other than a magistrate judge) may hold in contempt a witness who, without adequate excuse, disobeys a subpoena issued by a federal court in that district. A magistrate judge may hold in contempt a witness who, without adequate excuse, disobeys a subpoena issued by that magistrate judge as provided in 28 U.S.C. §636(e).
In human terms, the law says that judges can issue subpoenas requiring an individual to appear in court. There are a number of reasons considered to be ((( legally ))) valid not to, but "I don't want to" isn't one of them. Trump, if he's smart, pleads The Fifth. He politely and legally tells them to fuck themselves.
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