Why did Republican Sen. Richard Burr issue his surprise subpoena for Don Jr. to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee? Because, according to CNN, Donj had initially agreed to appear, and then chickened out twice because he “expected a much shorter followup interview than proposed by the committee.” Bummer!

The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote Wednesday on holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt for failing to hand over the unredacted Mueller report. If the full House follows, it’d be the first time a sitting cabinet member was held in contempt since Eric Holder.