President Trump’s strategy on congressional investigations has amounted to a two-pronged strategy: dodge requests — and attack, attack, attack
When Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress during the first two years of Trump’s term, they largely protected the White House from turning over documents — a common practice when both branches of government are controlled by the same party.
with the Trump International Hotel in Washington. In many cases, the deadlines to respond have not passed.have been sent directly to the White House while others have gone to individual departments or agencies, where they are reviewed before being sent to the counsel’s office and Cabinet Affairs offices at the White House, according to people familiar with the process.
If the administration ignores a subpoena, the House could vote to hold an official in contempt of Congress — and then take them to court.
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