White House intent on challenging Democrats’ request for documents in probe of Trump
By Rachael Bade and Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow March 19 at 7:48 PM The White House has ignored more than a dozen document requests from House Democratic chairmen investigating President Trump since the party took control in January, congressional officials said Tuesday.
The Maryland Democrat later added: “President Trump’s actions violate our Constitution’s fundamental principle of checks and balances.” That strategy will put Democrats in a difficult position of having to determine whether to subpoena the information they seek — or even go to court. Democratic leadership, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi , have been wary of criticism of overreach or “presidential harassment” as Trump often calls it. But Democrats may not have a choice, they say.
On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler had been more positive about the response, saying he had received “tens of thousands” of documents from others. “Democrats have only provided about 8,000 pages of documents received in response to their 81 letters, which doesn’t approach the claim they’ve received tens of thousands of documents,” said a spokesman for the GOP. “Either Democrats are deliberately concealing committee records — which confirms they’re invested in partisan inquisitions more than credible oversight — or they are deliberately misrepresenting the facts to the press and American public.
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