House Democrats Subpoena a Who's Who of Mueller Witnesses [View all]
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a dozen new subpoenas targeting a who's who of witnesses cited in Robert S. Mueller III's report as Democrats sought to elevate their showdown with President Trump over episodes of possible obstruction of justice documented by the special counsel. The panel also approved a separate group of subpoenas seeking information about the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their families at the border. And House Democratic leaders set Tuesday for a full House vote to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress over their refusal to relinquish documents related to the administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
"The House will not shirk from its oversight of this administration and its malign effort to silence the voices of millions in our democracy," said Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the majority leader, referring to fears that a citizenship question would dissuade immigrants from answering the census.
Among the prominent figures to be subpoenaed by the Democrats are Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general; Rod J. Rosenstein, his deputy who appointed Mr. Mueller, the special counsel; John F. Kelly, the former White House chief of staff; Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser; and Corey Lewandowski, a former Trump campaign manager. Democrats also authorized a subpoena for David J. Pecker, who as head of American Media helped Mr. Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign buy the silence of a pornographic film actress and a former Playboy model, both of whom claimed to have had sexual relationships with him.
Despite rancorous Republican opposition, Democrats who control the committee were able to push the subpoena authorizations through along party lines -- promising to jump-start two of their highest-priority oversight investigations of Mr. Trump and his presidency. The first is an inquiry into whether Mr. Trump's attempts to impede federal investigators studying his campaign's ties to Russia constituted obstruction of justice or an abuse of power. "The committee on the judiciary has a constitutional obligation to investigate credible allegations of misconduct," Representative Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the committee, said as he opened the hearing. "There is no substitute for primary evidence as the committee makes its decisions."
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