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White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime
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As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.
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- New York Times(subscription required)White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be CrimeAs Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.
- Washington Post(subscription required)White House readies aggressive fight against planned investigations by CongressBeefed-up legal staffing, resisting subpoenas and threats to investigate the Democratic investigators are all part of a Trump administration strategy taking shape.
- The HillWhite House pushes back on Democrats, saying investigations could ‘cross the line’ into crimeThe White House has floated that it may seek to investigate the investigators in the incoming Congress, writing Monday in a letter to Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that their probes “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” The letter showcases the Trump administration’s aggressive stance toward coming investigations from congressional…