House Democratic leaders are preparing to grant sweeping authority to committee chairs to sue the Trump admin over its refusal to comply with congressional demands for information — from Trump's tax returns to details of Mueller's report
House Democratic leaders are preparing to grant sweeping authority to committee chairs to sue the Trump administration over its refusal to comply with congressional demands for information -- from President Donald Trump's tax returns to details of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Democrats emphasize that the reason for the wholesale change is to prevent contempt citations from dominating House's limited floor time. The move is a reflection of rising frustration among Democrats, who have been largely stymied in their efforts to investigation Mueller’s findings because of roadblocks thrown up by the Trump White House. Though the stonewalling has led some Democrats to demand impeachment proceedings, Democrats like Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler have indicated that empowering committees to take their fights to court could help force witness testimony and documents.
Tuesday’s full House vote will mark House Democrats’ most dramatic effort to date to enforce its subpoenas for documents and witness testimony that President Donald Trump has sought to block.
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