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Any enforcement order should prominently mention Trump’s public vow to “fight all the subpoenas.” And the Mnuchin episode, in light of that, does not need to include as many second chances.
Trump, as Barr and Mnuchin’s boss, has declared himself at war with the concept of congressional authority.
His acts through Barr/Mnuchin have effectively dissolved Congress.
No, that is not hyperbole.
Absent stern enforcement, @HouseJudiciary is now an imaginary body.
His acts through Barr/Mnuchin have effectively dissolved Congress.
No, that is not hyperbole.
Absent stern enforcement, @HouseJudiciary is now an imaginary body.
Wednesday’s vote is not a picayune debate about Barr. It’s a measure of whether Congress and its authority still exist. Of whether our system of government still exists, or whether it’s already been dissolved by our apathy.
