House Dems are accusing the Justice Department of ignoring centuries of presidential investigations to protect Trump
The Justice Department is ignoring centuries of presidential investigations in an attempt to dramatically curtail Congress’ power to probe President Donald Trump, House Democrats argued Tuesday.
Trump’s personal lawyers contended that the committee overstepped its authority by subpoenaing the president’s personal records, arguing that the committee failed to identify a legitimate “legislative purpose” to support their demands. Last week, the Justice Department echoed those arguments, suggesting courts should look dubiously at any efforts by Congress to “regulate the president.”Sign Up
“[T]he lack of any historical support for a legislative subpoena from a standing committee of Congress for the president’s records — directed to a third-party custodian no less — raises constitutional red flags,” Trump’s lawyers wrote, calling the committee’s demands “blunderbuss” and unreasonably broad.
“Presidents from George Washington on have understood that Congress has the power to conduct investigations and oversight of the president as part of the constitutional design,” the attorneys added.
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