White House Warns Democrats Against Aggressive Oversight
Will Scharf said some subpoena threats could cross into criminality as Democrats prepare broad investigations into immigration enforcement, Epstein files and corruption allegations.
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Read the letter the White House’s top lawyer sent Rep. Garcia over threats to investigate Trump
The White House’s top lawyer sent a letter of warning to incoming House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., on Wednesday, claiming that the Democrats' promise to investigate the Trump administration “may cross the line into blatant criminality.”
Top Trump Official Warns Democrats Against ‘Abusive and Capricious’ Threats
White House counsel Will Scharf warned congressional Democrats they are making “abusive and capricious threats” against the Trump administration that could trigger investigations. After winning control of the House and Senate, Democrats promised to generously issue subpoenas to administration officials. Scharf wrote to incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia, D-Calif., warning that Democrats could face...
White House warns Democrats against aggressive oversight
The Trump administration signaled it would respond aggressively to a Democratic-led Congress with a letter this week threatening to prosecute lawmakers for oversight efforts. The letter from White House Counsel Will Scharf sent Monday to House Oversight and Government Reform ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., argued that members of Congress have limited authority to conduct oversight of a presidential administration and that some of the thr…
White House warns incoming House oversight chair against criminal, politically motivated investigations
“We are monitoring the abusive and capricious threats that are now proliferating from Democrat legislators who seek to abuse the legislative process to intimidate and to interfere with the lawful function of government."
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