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About Those Constitutional Norms, Mr. Attorney General, Deborah Pearlstein
About Those Constitutional Norms, Mr. Attorney General, Deborah Pearlstein
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Among the many jaw-dropping moments in Attorney General Bill Barr’s address to the Federalist Society last Friday was the assertion that he had been unable to glean from his “friends on the other side” any clear answer as to what constitutional norms President Donald Trump was really breaching.
The White House And Congress Are Heading For A Collision. Who Will Win?, Katherine A. Shaw
The White House And Congress Are Heading For A Collision. Who Will Win?, Katherine A. Shaw
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With the 116th Congress up and running, President Trump is facing meaningful congressional oversight for the first time. On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee embarked on a major investigative mission, sending letters to 81 witnesses seeking documents and testimony relating to possible “obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power” by Mr. Trump and his administration.
But the White House shows no signs of rolling over. It has indicated for months that it is prepared to assert the president’s executive privilege to keep congressional investigators from gathering information about Mr. Trump — including his conversations with high-level advisers. …