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All told, House Democrats say the Trump administration has failed to respond to or comply with at least 79 requests for documents or other information.
Kerry W. Kircher, who served as House counsel for the last GOP majority, said the standoff marks “a complete breakdown and complete obstruction of Congress’s role.”
“If the court signs off on this stuff, then we’ll have an imperial presidency,” Kircher said, adding: “We’ll have a presidency that will be largely unchecked.”
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“If I were Trump, I’d protect my family, and I’d protect my interests of the presidency and fight it out in court,” Graham said. “Oversight’s one thing. Revenge is another.”
But Dems say their probes are part of legitimate congressional oversight-spanning issues such as the hurricane-recovery effort in Puerto Rico, the admins abandoned family separation policy at the border and Trump’s attempt to build a border wall without congressional approval.
The Post analysis of Democratic inquiries and other records identified more than 20 investigations directly connected to Trump, his family or the White House that have been met with partial or complete stonewalling by the administration.
“These are perfectly legitimate oversight functions,” Campbell said. “No system works — even one as brilliantly constructed as the United States Constitution — works without good faith. . . . When good faith falls apart, the ability for the Constitution to work is compromised.”
