Trump: Pelosi's threat to weaponize House subpoena power is 'illegal'
by Katelyn Caralle
| November 02, 2018 07:29 AM
President Trump said Thursday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s threat to use a Democratic House's ability to subpoena Trump administration officials as a negotiating tool with Trump is against the law.
“Pelosi says she’s going to mechanize the speakership and use it as a great negotiation with the president. That’s an illegal statement,†Trump told the Washington Times.
If Democrats were to win in the midterm elections next week, and Pelosi, D-Calif., were to win back the House speaker position, Trump said her subpoena threat would lead to a legal battle all the way up to the Supreme Court.
“That alone takes two years to get it to the Supreme Court — that statement — before you do anything,†Trump said. “You heard her the other night.â€
Pelosi made her comments last week during CNN’s campaign forum, claiming that subpoena power would be a useful tool when negotiating with Trump.
“Subpoena power is interesting, to use it or not to use it,†Pelosi told CNN. “It’s a great arrow to have in your quiver in terms of negotiating on other subjects.â€
Trump said he is optimistic that Republicans will maintain their majority in the House, and said he is not worried about impeachment threats by a Democrat-run House.
“They can play that game, but I can play that game also,†Trump said.
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