The White House’s assertion that it does not need to comply with Congress’ oversight investigations is reminiscent of “a dictator,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler.
On the heels of the White House accusing Democrats of conducting a “do-over” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and saying it won’t cooperate with congressional demands for information, a top House Democrat blasted the administration for acting like a dictatorship and threatened to issue “very large” fines to those held in contempt of Congress.
The White House’s assertion that it does not need to comply with Congress’ oversight investigations, Nadler continued, was reminiscent of “a dictator.” “Congressional investigations are intended to obtain information to aid in evaluating potential legislation, not to harass political opponents or to pursue an unauthorized ‘do-over’ of exhaustive law enforcement investigations conducted by the Department of Justice,” Cipollone wrote. “Unfortunately, it appears that you have already decided to press ahead with a duplicative investigation, including by issuing subpoenas, to replow the same ground the Special Counsel has already covered.
No headway has been made on establishing a testimony date for Mueller, according to Nadler, who said earlier that morning that the Justice Department was"reluctant" to allow the special counsel or McGahn to testify.
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