Yamiche Alcindor:

The president is responding to the subpoena by House Democrats or the planned subpoena by House Democrats with anger, but not quite defiance.

Today at the press conference at the White House, the question was put to President Trump, do you plan to comply with this subpoena that's supposed to be filed on Friday? The president said, I'm willing to work with the House Intelligence Committee and Nancy Pelosi.

So he didn't say, I'm not going to provide these documents, but he also wasn't clear about what he might provide. He also said that Nancy Pelosi is — quote — "handing out subpoenas like cookies."

So he was basically making the point that Nancy Pelosi is harassing him and that these are too many subpoenas going around. But there is a history of the White House not wanting to provide documents to Congress. The White House says a lot of that has to do with executive privilege.

Democrats say that this is the White House who stonewalling on a lot of documents. It's also important to note that Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, is going on somewhat offensive here when it comes to legal tactics. He's saying that he might sue House Democrats.

These are some of the same people who are now seeking documents from the White House. They are two separate things, the president's personal lawyer and the White House. But what you're seeing here is a legal battle that's shaping up here. And President Trump is not quite sure exactly what he's going to provide.