News of the subpoena came a day after Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, sought to lower the curtain on the drama in Congress surrounding Russia’s efforts to sabotage the 2016 election. The end of the Mueller investigation, he said, meant “case..…
WASHINGTON—Congress must issue and enforce subpoenas against “tyrannical” GOP President Donald Trump – for everything from the entire Mueller report and its background materials to Trump’s tax returns – the chair of the committee that would handle impeaching Trump says. . .....…
. + The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for his refusal to turn over the complete, unredacted Mueller report to Congress. . + Democrats, in control of the House of Representatives, are anxious to discredit Trump in any way possible. ..…
The Democrats’ pronouncement comes amidst other disputes between the executive and legislative Branches: Barr’s no-show at a Judiciary Committee hearing; the Treasury Department’s refusal to provide the House Ways & Means Committee with Trump’s business and personal tax information; and the unresolved..…
He maintained that he believes Barr has 'lost most of his reputation with the way he's conducted himself' since Mueller submitted his report to the attorney general. . Barr summarized Mueller's 448-page report in a 4-page memo to Congress. ..…
The fallacy of his argument is that while Mueller could not charge Trump, he deferred to Congress as the body to check the president. ..…
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