Monday, 20 January 2020 04:58 PM
The White House on Monday released Justice Department legal opinions meant to bolster its case for defying subpoenas from Congress in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
One opinion, dated Sunday, says Trump administration officials were free to disregard subpoenas sent last fall before the House of Representatives had formally authorized an impeachment inquiry. That approval, the memo says, is necessary before congressional committees can begin their own investigations and issue subpoenas for documents and testimony.
The opinion says lawmakers acted in “unprecedented†fashion by investigating the president without a formal vote from the House and by making “express threats of obstruction charges and unconstitutional demands" that officials appear for closed-door testimony about sensitive matters.
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