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The House Ways and Means Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday to quickly enforce its subpoena for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, calling the government’s refusal to turn over the records “an extraordinary
“We’re going to be staying at Doonbeg in Ireland because it’s convenient and it’s a great place,” Trump was quoted by The Washington Post as saying before he departed.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress as Democrats argued the pair defied subpoenas in
They are in historic and unprecedented defiance of Congress.”
Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden threatened to hold up Treasury Department nominees after receiving an “unresponsive and wholly unacceptable” response to questions he posed about the department’s refusal
in front of reporters and television cameras.
The OLC opinion draws limits on congressional power in other ways.
Mnuchin’s refusal was expected. He indicated earlier this week he would not comply with the subpoenas and neither would Rettig.
personal tax returns of the president and six years of returns from eight Trump businesses, lawyers following the issue have expressed doubts that Mnuchin will provide the documents after Neal demanded them in
Mueller III’s report in which President Donald Trump may have obstructed justice.
over his refusal to share the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert S.
The measure is similar to one the chamber passed in January, but it includes an additional $3 billion to address subsequent floods in the Midwest and tornadoes in the South.
“But if the department persists in its baseless refusal to comply with a validly issued subpoena, the committee will move to contempt proceedings and seek further legal recourse.”
Mueller III’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Rep.
“They’re handmaidens to the special interests in our country,” she said.
GOP tariff tussle The Roosevelt Room session will put Trump face-to-face with Republican senators who are boiling mad with his refusal to drop steel and aluminum tariffs on America’s neighbors.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., responded, saying the committee has the right to determine its procedures and called Barr’s refusal to testify part of the administration’s “complete
Elijah Cummings threatened Tuesday to hold former White House adviser Carl Kline in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena ordering him to testify about his role allegedly covering up wrongdoing in
“We’re on uncharted territory because to my knowledge, the authority has rarely been exercised and when it has been, there hasn’t been a refusal,” he said.
In recent weeks, he’s launched near daily attacks on Democrats for their refusal to change immigration laws — an accusation that, as with many things Trump says, is not entirely true.