Got something to hide?President Donald Trump’s strategy on congressional investigations has amounted to a two-pronged strategy: dodge requests — and attack, attack, attack.
The White House launched a fire-breathing public relations response to House Democrats while the Trump administration has refused or delayed turning over documents in 30 investigations by a dozen different committees, according to House Democrats.
Politico
The incompetence of this administration has been astounding from day 1.Trump aides were ill-prepared to handle the onslaught from the start. They were slow to hire lawyers and other staffers, warn aides to retain personal attorneys and research sensitive issues to prepare for the investigations even after it became clear the Democrats would win the House, according to several Republicans close to the administration.
Another reason McConnell is ramping up the court packing, no doubt.“The White House failed to provide any response to our inquiry,” several Democratic committee chairs wrote in letters to multiple Trump officials about a February request for information about Trump’s private communications with Putin. “As a result we are now expanding our investigation.”
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The White House will need to eventually decide whether to invoke executive privilege, which allows a president to shield certain communications from legislature and judicial branches.
It also can use a long-standing Department of Justice policy, affirmed by presidents of both parties, that allows for top White House advisers to be immune from testifying. In the Trump White House, those officials likely include his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, counselor Kellyanne Conway and daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both senior advisers.
If the administration ignores a subpoena, the House could vote to hold an official in contempt of Congress — and then take them to court.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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