White House misses Democrats' deadline to turn over docs

[riversedge]

Source: CNN





Updated 5:32 PM ET, Tue March 19, 2019
Rep. Nadler: Congress has been shielding Trump




(CNN)The White House missed a House Judiciary Committee deadline to turn over scores of records as part of a sweeping Democratic-led investigation into whether President Donald Trump abused his power in office, according to a source familiar with the situation.


And some former White House officials who received letters from the committee requesting documents, including former White House counsel Don McGahn and former deputy counsel Annie Donaldson, are referring the inquiries to the White House.

In all, Republican aides said the committee had received responses from eight of the 81 officials who received letters from the committee earlier this month, and a ninth had mailed documents, though they had yet to be received. But Democrats said more recipients had agreed to provide documents to the panel.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler had set a Monday deadline asking for an array of documents -- including over the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, internal discussions about the decision of then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from the Russia probe, details about any talks to dismiss special counsel Robert Mueller as well as records about payments Trump made as part of a hush-money scheme to keep his alleged extramarital affairs from going public...........................



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/politics/democratic-investigations-white-house-documents/index.html

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stall, refuse, stale. on and on.

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[lindysalsagal]

1. Ok, Nancy. Your move. Let's see if that new house we bought you

Will pay off.

[meadowlander]

2. Poena away.

[cstanleytech]

3. They have the power of the purse so if they can perhaps its time to use it and withhold

any funding for the Whitehouse itself as well as any funding for the Secret Service for any traveling with Trump or the Trump family members until the Whitehouse complies.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. It's open warfare in Congress and already evident in the public. Anyone else notice the road rage?

[ffr]

5. Subpoena the swamp dwellers.

[groundloop]

6. Misleading headline - it's NOT DEMOCRAT's deadline but rather Congress' deadline

This gives ammunition to Tiny's followers when they defend him for defying the rule of law.

[diva77]

7. This 1000% !!! "Congress" is supposed to act as a check and balance on the other branches

of government -- not just the "Democrats." Such incendiary reporting for no good reason. Shame on CNN

[defacto7]

8. This

[Corgigal]

9. Applies..

Don't listen if easily offended.

[slumcamper]

10. stall, refuse, stale [sic] on and on.

Of course! Each and every day is one day closer to fulfilling their term.

[Takket]

11. so now what? Issue subpeonas?