House Democrats Are Ignoring This Key Lesson of Watergate
When I worked in the Nixon White House, I learned what it takes for Congress to exercise effective oversight.
by Jonathan C. Rose
Sep 23, 2019
3 minutes
For the past nine months, President Donald Trump’s strategy of obfuscation and delay has successfully denied the House of Representatives the witnesses and evidence it needs to document and publicize the mounting case for maladministration and malfeasance within the Trump administration. The Democratic majority in the House has simply acquiesced to Trump’s use of protracted litigation and his unprecedented immunity and privilege claims.
There is no legal right simply to defy a congressional subpoena. However, from the outset the House has been content to rely exclusively on civil enforcement of its subpoenas and other investigative demands
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