Oversight Dems Confirm: If We're In Power, Trump Admin Should Expect Subpoenas

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Matt Shuham

August 27, 2018 12:58 pm

Axios on Sunday detailed the long list of potential investigations and subpoena requests that congressional Republicans reportedly worry Democrats will pursue if they retake the House of Representatives in 2018. TPM asked the Democratic minority on the House Oversight Committee if the GOP’s concerns were legitimate. In short: Yes.

Deputy communications director Aryele Bradford pointed TPM to a list of subpoena motions blocked by Republicans that was 52 items long as of mid-July — and this is just one committee. “We would consider all of these to be fairly serious issues,” Bradford wrote. “It appears the document you guys reported on includes a good portion of these issues.”

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[NewJeffCT]

1. wow - 52 for just one committee

I wonder how much team trump will fight the subpoenas?

[bluestarone]

2. Just curious here

When WE control the House, is there anything RUMP can do to stop our subpoena's?

[Mr.Bill]

3. Certainly. He will ignore them.

The question is, what happens then?

[bluestarone]

4. I'm thinking if we subpeona Nunes and others

Could Rump stop this somehow??

[cstanleytech]

8. No, I do not believe he has that power under the Constitution.

[procon]

5. Separate but equal branches of government.

Trump has no powers in congress. Trump can use the bully pulpit to bully, bluster and bray, and he can tweet rage 24-7. If Republicans join Dems maybe he can put the squeeze on them by threatening to primary them out of a job.

[bluestarone]

6. That's good! I could just see RUMP

Pre-pardon Nunes and others during the hearings.

[procon]

7. He could, indeed, that's an executive privilege, but that would not mean that

they could avoid congressional testimony. A pardon only protects them from prison time.

[cstanleytech]

9. Yup so they can be compelled to testify if he is stupid enough to actually pardon them. nt