Democrats aren’t in power yet, but it’s time for their ambitious surveillance agenda – aimed directly at the president Donald Trump and his entourage – turns.
For all the loud calls for Trump associates to “get a lawyer,” Democratic leaders are not escaping the fact that controlling Congress is often a slow and painstaking process. They also know that Trump has a reputation for outlasting his investigators, both criminal and parliamentary. And the courts may not be of much help.
In this context, the Democrats know that they must quickly launch their investigations have a chance of overcoming these obstacles as long as Trump remains in power.
“There is such a cesspool of corruption that they are swimming in that the subpoenas from the Trump administration will have to start soon enough,” the representative said. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who is expected to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, said in an interview Monday.
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