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- politics@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/55197222
The White House’s top lawyer is raising the possibility of criminal investigations into House Democrats, arguing that the inquiries they plan to open into President Trump and administration officials could themselves break the law.
Will Scharf, the White House counsel, made the warning in a letter dated Monday to Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach), who is in line to lead the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, when Democrats take control of the chamber in January.
“We are monitoring the abusive and capricious threats that are now proliferating from Democrat legislators who seek to abuse the legislative process to intimidate and to interfere with the lawful functioning of government,” Scharf wrote.
Scharf cited recent statements by Democrats in news reports about their intent to investigate alleged corrupt practices by administration officials, and wrote that Congress needs to “identify a legitimate purpose underlying its investigative acts.” Otherwise, he argued, a “process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality.”
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They’re already investigating house democrats, this is such a pathetically empty threat.
That seems like the sort of thing that would be grounds for an investigation!
The separation of powers at its finest. Yet another reason to impeach. I suppose January will be the time when everyone finds out who actually has the balls to follow through.
What’s the Trump impeachment attempts count up to now? Come on US, you managed to get rid of Nixon just for spying on journalists (different age), you can do it!
Just a reminder that we, as in US citizens, are paying for all of these baseless investigations. It’s our money these assholes are wasting.
“Accuse us of retaliatory investigations, eh?! Well I’m going to investigate you and make your life hell for that accusation! That’ll show you! Hah!” -The Justice Department
aaahhhh. I see. enforcing the law is now breaking the law which would be enforced and immediately also enforced on the enforcer who will enforce the force fo the enforcers forcers. devil I hate this historical time period.
