BOLDUAN: A new threat against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, this time not coming from the White House oval office. Fellow Republican Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is laying out a stark warning that he will hold Sessions in contempt of Congress in an escalating battle over documents he wants to see about the Russia investigation. Listen.</s>REPRESENTATIVE DEVIN NUNES (R-CA), CHAIRMAN, INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (via telephone): Two weeks ago, we sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, classified letter, per usual it was ignored, not acknowledged, just completely ignored. So, last week we sent a subpoena and then on Thursday we discovered that they are not going to comply with our subpoena --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, what are you going to do about it?</s>NUNES: -- on very important information that we need.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, what are you going to do?</s>NUNES: The only thing left we can do is move quick through hold the attorney general of the United States in contempt and that's what I'm going 2to press for this week.</s>BOLDUAN: CNN's Laura Jarrett joining me from the Justice Department. Laura, what exactly is Nunes looking for here and what is Justice saying about it?</s>LAURA JARRETT, CNN JUSTICE REPORTER: Well, Kate in many ways this is just the latest chapter in this ongoing saga between Nunes and the Justice Department over documents related to the Russia investigation, but here's why this matters. In the past, when Nunes has pushed for documents, he usually ends up getting what he wants. Now, in this particular case, we know that he is after documents involving a specific individual who has gone unnamed at least publicly, it is classified. But the Justice Department has been clear with him, telling him essentially, you're not going to get it, this could pose a risk to lives, sources and even an ongoing criminal investigation.
Nunes: I'll Press To Hold Jeff Sessions In Contempt.