How Republican efforts to investigate the Christopher Steele dossier could help House Democrats get President Trump's financial records
Trump has asked the courts to stop the records from getting to the Democratic-held House of Representatives. Yet one past court case that could hurt his arguments was, ironically, the case that hurt the Democrats in the last two years.That was the Republican-led House pursuit of political research firm Fusion GPS' financial records. Rep. Devin Nunes, a Trump ally and then-chairman of the House Oversight Committee, targeted the firm for its commissioning of the Russia dossier.
The federal judges will have to weigh whether the House of Representatives' subpoenas could have valid legislative purposes.Courts, generally, haven't limited Congress' power or curtail its activities, finding that legislation could arise out of many topics of investigations. The Supreme Court once even noted that Congress may take its investigations down"blind alleys" that don't result in legislation.
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