Posted on 06/04/2018 3:40:51 PM PDT by caww
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pledged Monday to continue blocking President Trump's nominees to the Treasury Department in a bid to get documents related to Trump's dealings with Russia.....The Oregon Democrat and ranking member on the Finance Committee committed to holding up nominees..
On Monday, Wyden said he has placed a hold on Patelunas in order to gain documents from the Treasury relating to Trump's financial ties with Russia, and said conducting oversight is a "constitutional duty, not a resistance tactic."
Since early in Trump's tenure, Wyden has sought to use nominations as leverage over Treasury to get the documents he is seeking.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
In the immortal words of Harry Truman, “the son-of-a-bitch is no good.”
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