White House confronts Democrats over planned probes, claiming they may be ‘blatant criminality’
White House counsel Will Scharf said threats or subpoenas aimed at executive officials could cross into criminal conduct.
- On Monday, White House counsel Will Scharf sent a letter to Rep. Robert Garcia , the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, warning that some of the new majority's investigations could cross into criminal behavior.
- Scharf argued that Congress can only investigate matters serving a legislative purpose, claiming Democratic probes are designed to harass and aggrandize rather than advance legitimate ends. Democrats have expressed interest in investigating Donald Trump's real estate projects and crypto dealings.
- NYU law professor Ryan Goodman suggested the letter itself may trigger law on obstructing Congress, calling the move "legally repulsive." Washington TV anchor Adam Longo described the warning as "a seismic development."
- Garcia responded that "it appears Donald Trump has something to hide," stressing that Congress does not need the permission of the White House to conduct oversight. He previously warned Trump officials to "lawyer up."
- Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that "there could be" a crime if rhetoric from Democrats turned threatening, though he emphasized the Department of Justice will continue working with Congress to address questions.
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The presidential legal adviser rejected the opposition’s “threats,” which he promised to investigate suspicious aspects of the administration
Analyses by Aaron Blake, CNN After years in which Republicans made extraordinary efforts to politicize Congressional oversight and attack President Donald Trump's enemies, his government is now issuing severe warnings to Democrats not to politicize that oversight in order to attack Trump and his
AFTER the election defeat, the White House warned Democrats that investigations into the Trump administration could be criminal. Democrats, who take over Congress, reject the threats.
White House Tells Democrats Trump Probes Could Be Criminal Acts
The White House just put House Democrats on notice: come for us, and you could be the one doing investigators. In a letter to Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, who is expected to run the House Oversight Committee next year, White House counsel Will Scharf said the Trump administration is "monitoring"...
White House Warns Incoming House Oversight Leader About Probes Crossing into 'Blatant Criminality'
The White House has put the incoming, Democrat-controlled House Oversight Committee on notice that purported planned probes could cross the line from investigations into criminal behavior. The warning came in a letter Monday from White House counsel Will Scharf to incoming committee Chairman Rep. Robert Garcia, California, as reported Wednesday by Punchbowl News.
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