Why Democrats’ oversight machine is moving so slowly against President Trump
House Democrats have kicked and screamed about the White House’s refusal to allow key Trump officials to
House Democrats say they are also focused on meticulously building a record of the Trump administration’s resistance to their investigations in order to help persuade a court to rule in their favor and break the White House blockade. Rushing into it, they say, could backfire — even as angst on the left has begun to swell.
The vote will mark the first time Congress has held a Cabinet member in criminal contempt of Congress since the GOP-led House held Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt in 2012 over the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking probe. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has championed this strategy, arguing that methodical and targeted congressional investigations are the best way to hold Trump accountable. She has pointed to the ongoing probes to tamp down growing impeachment talk among members of her caucus.
The House will vote to hold Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr in criminal contempt of Congress. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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