Can Democrats Hold Trump Accountable?
If Democrats choose to pursue sham investigations and radical left policies, they are choosing to work against the American people.” Trump-aligned defense attorneys are expecting big business, several people close to the White House told me.
Key points
- E ight years ago, Democrats harnessed popular anger at Donald Trump to take control of the House.
- “It will stop the Trumps from stealing from you and giving to themselves.” Corruption and the cost of living topped the list of concerns for those who gave Democrats their largest popular-vote margin in the House since 1976, when price increases and government malfeasance, exemplified by the Watergate scandal, also infuriated voters.
- For almost two years, the business of white-collar law has been down because the Trump administration has used a light touch on corporate and securities fraud, pardoned dozens of high-profile white-collar criminals, and overseen cutbacks of staff once devoted to consumer protection and other kinds of regulatory enforcement.
They can demand information and testimony from government officials as well as from private citizens, hold hearings, and make criminal referrals to the Justice Department.
Additional details
- Attorney General Todd Blanche affirmed over the weekend on CNN that DOJ plans to represent administration officials who come under scrutiny from Democrats.
- As one person put it to me, they’re “positively salivating.” H ow the Democrats go about their investigations matters both substantively and politically.
- A White House spokesperson said in a statement that Trump is “willing to work with anyone to continue delivering victories for hardworking Americans.
- Pursuing the Trump family for self-dealing, they intend to argue, serves a higher aim—rectifying a political system rigged toward the rich.
- Controlling the Oversight Committee and other key bodies means they can try to do something about it.
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