&gt; On the other hand, good luck with that whole &quot;refusing a subpoena&quot; thing - courts don&#x27;t generally look upon that with favor<p>Courts generally (there are rare circumstances in which there are exceptions) aren&#x27;t more than minimally involved in dealing with Congressional subpoenas to the executive branch, so how favorably they look on something generally is probably irrelevant here. Of course, Congress <i>on its own</i> can impose consequences if it so chooses, so there&#x27;s that.