[apillar]

There is always the power of the purse strings, congress could zero out the budget of the entire Judicial branch if they chose, defund all their staff (including security), kick them out of the federal buildings they occupy. This would seem like significant “persuasion” to make sure a Judge responds to a subpeona.

[Thane_Banquo]

There is always the power of the purse strings, congress could zero out the budget of the entire Judicial branch if they chose, defund all their staff (including security), kick them out of the federal buildings they occupy. This would seem like significant “persuasion” to make sure a Judge responds to a subpeona.

At which point, the judges would simply issue a court order that funded the judicial branch, something they've been doing for years that is blatantly unconstitutional.