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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: libertybele on June 11, 2019, 11:33:28 pm
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House approves authority to sue Trump advisers who ignore subpoenas
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to give lawmakers clear authority to sue Trump administration figures who defy congressional subpoenas, beginning with former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who is expected to face swift action.
In an escalation of wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump and his inner circle, lawmakers voted 229-191 along party lines to approve the measure. It authorizes House committees to file lawsuits in federal court seeking orders from judges to compel officials to cooperate with official congressional demands for testimony or evidence.
The measure authorizes the House Judiciary Committee to seek a court order enforcing subpoenas relating to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. The committee is seeking an unredacted version of the report, as well as underlying evidence from the investigation, and related documents and testimony.
Democrats acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the resolution..........
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-u-house-approves-authority-204002915.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-u-house-approves-authority-204002915.html)