House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) earlier this month reportedly suggested fining Trump administration officials who do not comply with congressional subpoenas.

Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that Nadler floated the idea at a House leadership meeting. The outlet cited a person who attended the closed-door meeting.

According to Bloomberg, the person, who spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity, said the proposal would put more power behind the congressional subpoena, which many Trump officials are delaying or ignoring.

Nadler also mentioned the possibility of jailing officials who defy subpoenas, but believed that was not realistic, the source told Bloomberg.

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A spokesperson for Nadler told The Hill he was "not sure where Bloomberg got this from." The spokesperson did not immediately respond when asked for further comment on the report.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Wednesday told reporters he planned to fight "all the subpoenas." He also called a Judiciary subpoena of former White House counsel Don McGahn "ridiculous."

"Look, these aren't impartial people," he said. "The Democrats are trying to win 2020. They're not going to win with the people that I see, and they're not going to win against me."

"The only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me on nonsense," he added.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday evening that the White House particularly plans to fight the subpoena of McGahn.

Nadler responded to the report by saying in a statement that an attempt to stop McGahn from testifying would be an "act of obstruction."

The committee demanded that McGahn testify before May 21. The panel considers McGahn to be a key witness in its probe into potential obstruction of justice.

The former White House lawyer spent hours speaking to special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE for his investigation. McGahn's account of instances of potential obstruction were repeatedly cited in the special counsel report released last week.