What in the world made Democrats think that Team Trump and The Donald were going to cooperate with probes based on being unhinged from losing the 2016 election?
Dems struggle to make Trump bend on probes
Cummings and Neal look pretty bummed that Trump is blowing them off like girls not asked to the prom
House Democrats are struggling to find a way to make the Trump administration pay for refusing to cooperate with their investigations.
Democrats want to pursue aggressive oversight of Trump instead of impeachment, but the president’s stone wall hasn’t left them many openings. And the frustrations are showing.
The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas for documents related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
After the Treasury Department refused to hand over Trump’s tax returns this week, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said the fight will likely go straight to the courts.
“They don’t seem to be responding to a lot of subpoenas around here,†said Neal, who plans to meet with House counsel on Thursday to discuss his options. “I did say this was going to end up in the courts. And that’s where it’s heading.â€
But, even when court shopping, will courts side with probes that aren’t based on things the administration has done, but, simply because Trump won in 2016 and Dems have Trump Derangement Syndrome? This isn’t like Republicans subpoenaing material on Operation Fast and Furious, an op that led to the woundings and killings of hundreds of Americans and Mexicans, including children and two American federal agents. Team Obama slow-walked everything, used executive privileged, and AG Eric Holder stonewalled, leading to a contempt of Congress charge. Democrats are still going full bore on Russia Russia Russia, despite losing the narrative on collusion, conspiracy, and obstruction with the Mueller report, which cannot be released in a full, unredacted manner per law passed by Congress.
Trump’s taxes? A fishing expedition, which you know would be leaked to attempt to embarrass Trump. Trump officials show up for Congressional panels all the time on legitimate issues. Democrats just want revenge for Hillary losing fair and square, but, hey, they should keep it up, because it guarantees Trump will win in 2020.
