Opinion: Trump isn’t just violating norms — he’s also breaking the law
President Trump speaks during the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday. By Max Boot Max Boot Columnist covering national security Email Bio Follow Columnist April 25 at 3:36 PM “Well, Doctor, what have we got — a Republic or a Monarchy?”Donald Trump has been violating norms of presidential behavior and ethics since day one. But in the past few weeks a more ominous trend has become obvious: He is violating the law as well.
Then came the release of the Mueller report, which documented at least six incidents in which Trump’s conduct met all of the tests for obstruction of justice. Moreover, the report reveals that Trump on three occasions ordered the Justice Department to investigate his political rival Hillary Clinton. This may not be a violation of the law, but it is a perversion of justice that would certainly constitute an impeachable offense.
Trump is suing the House Oversight Committee to block the subpoena it issued to his accounting firm for his business records. The Justice Department won’t let a deputy assistant attorney general testify before the House Oversight Committee about the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Previous administrations have sometimes resisted congressional subpoenas. But no previous president has ever shown such widespread contempt for another branch of government. “We’re fighting all the subpoenas. These aren’t, like, impartial people,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “The Democrats are trying to win 2020.
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