The WH has flatly rejected the House Judiciary Committee's request for documents in its sweeping probe into possible obstruction of justice and abuses of power, accusing the committee of seeking to recreate the special counsel probe to harass the President
In a move House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler compared to"claiming that the President is a king," White House Counsel Pat Cipollone accused the committee in a letter sent Wednesday of seeking to recreate the special counsel investigation to harass the President.
"I don't think we're going to jail people and put them in the basement," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters Wednesday, later arguing that Congress is"somewhat limited" in its ability to carry out inherent contempt, even though it has the authority.
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