Congressional Democrats take a risk with their sledgehammer move on Trump | By eliehonig for CNNOpinion
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Here we go. Just days after Michael Cohen's explosive congressional testimony, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a wave of letters seeking information from 81 -- yes, 81 -- people and organizations. Nadler's requests mark the opening salvo in what promises to be a heated legal and political battle between the White House and Congress.
Nadler's opening gambit is more sledgehammer than scalpel, carrying risks and potential rewards. Strategically, the requests lack a coherent topical focus. Nadler could find himself buried in irrelevant materials and, ultimately, bogged down in litigation over whether and to what extent parties must produce evidence to him. Elie HonigOn the reward side, however, you'll never know if you don't ask.
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