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Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers
Washington Post ^ | Apr. 17, 2019 | Tom Hamburger , Karoun Demirjian , Josh Dawsey and Rachael Bade

Posted on 04/17/2019 9:46:42 AM PDT by Innovative

President Trump’s attorneys and the White House are moving to resist a growing number of congressional requests for information, increasing the likelihood of a protracted legal fight that could test the power of congressional subpoenas.

The building battle will shape how much material House Democrats will be able to obtain about Trump’s policies and personal finances through multiple investigations launched by various congressional committees.

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It's good the Trump is fighting back.

What the Dems are trying to do is illegal, there is no legal justification for it.

1 posted on 04/17/2019 9:46:42 AM PDT by Innovative
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Also could be considered harassment. IMHO


2 posted on 04/17/2019 9:49:20 AM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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What the Dems are trying to do is illegal, there is no legal justification for it.

Nor was the "...collusion..." fiasco...they Dems and radical left where hoping to keep this hidden:


3 posted on 04/17/2019 9:55:17 AM PDT by yoe
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0bama didn’t have any problem ignoring Congressional subpoenas.


4 posted on 04/17/2019 9:57:09 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Innovative

Eric Holder.................................


5 posted on 04/17/2019 10:02:47 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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It also could be considered an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution. IMHO


6 posted on 04/17/2019 10:04:27 AM PDT by Piranha (Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have - Saul Alinsky)
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To: Innovative

Don’t give these rear holes anything. Anything!


7 posted on 04/17/2019 10:05:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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4th Amendment is a nice try, but since they don’t care about anything criminal it wouldn’t trigger. This is just harassment and impeachment fishing.


8 posted on 04/17/2019 10:05:58 AM PDT by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: Innovative

It’s bad enough that the intelligence agencies were derailed for political purposes and revealed for their corrupt leadership, now a Dem controlled Hou$e wants to do them one better.

Laws seem to mean nothing anymore,, when you have co-opted the Justice process, you have lost the rudder of the ship of state.


9 posted on 04/17/2019 10:06:17 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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There is that “bill of attainder” thingee that the moronic dems are totally disregarding.

You CANNOT single out a single person...whether he is a janitor, lawyer or President.


10 posted on 04/17/2019 10:08:56 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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Good move! Trump is really getting into the fight and he will win.


11 posted on 04/17/2019 10:10:12 AM PDT by Logical me
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Partners in crime.

12 posted on 04/17/2019 10:16:38 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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Top of the hour am radio news “reported” a poll by AP. A large percentage of responders said Trump should be impeached even if no evidence of collusion with Russia was found. Yep, bet that was a real cross section of voters. Probably 99% democRAT!
Damn the evidence, full speed ahead!! Communism here we come!!


13 posted on 04/17/2019 10:20:45 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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Where is Evelyn Farkus???

Farkas is the gal who famously farked up on broadcast TV
Blabbermouth Obama Defense Deputy Makes Huge Blunder; Admits On MSNBC How They Surveilled Trump

The White House is asking Congress to dig deeper into whether communications of Trump associates were improperly picked up and disseminated during Obama's surveillance operations.

This is after an ex-Obama administration official, Evelyn Farkas, blabbed on broadcast TV, her former colleagues tried to gather such material.

Trump's White House Counsel Don McGahn specifically cited Evelyn Farkas’ teleised comments in a letter to the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.

McGahn invited lawmakers to view documents that apparently show surveillance of Trump associates during the transition.

SOURCED AT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3539977/posts

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How this ding-dong got to be Obama's Defense Deputy should also be investigated.

14 posted on 04/17/2019 10:24:51 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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If they can’t win impeachment,just make his life hell,so he drops out 2020 race


15 posted on 04/17/2019 10:29:44 AM PDT by Hambone 1934
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The building battle will shape how much material House Democrats will be able to obtain about Trump’s policies and personal finances

Dems don't care about his policies. It's all about his personal finances, about which yearly IRS audits have found nothing illegal.

16 posted on 04/17/2019 10:48:33 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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Love the headline. The Dems attack Trump illegally, but Trump is “setting up fight.”


17 posted on 04/17/2019 10:52:50 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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Anyone with the sense of a pissant knows the Demonrats are fishing and have NO reason to subpoena anyone in this political climate. I wish that those bankers would have gotten up and walked out of the room after that horrid POS Al Green starting spewing some of the most awful racist puke I’ve ever heard. We’ve got to find a way to keep these demons at bay........


18 posted on 04/17/2019 10:54:27 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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How can one branch have subpoena power over another equal branch?


19 posted on 04/17/2019 10:56:07 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: Liz

20 posted on 04/17/2019 11:41:39 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
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