Inside the Democratic Party’s Struggle to Rein in Trump
With the August recess fast approaching, Democrats remain divided over whether to fight fire with fire
This summer’s subpoenas, aimed directly at the heart of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, have been flying from Democrats, but the majority party in the House still hasn’t made much headway in their attempts to conduct what should be simple, constitutionally mandated oversight of the executive branch. And because of that inefficacy, many prominent Dems are growing increasingly frustrated with Nancy Pelosi.
The House Judiciary Committee has now issued subpoenas in its Russia probe for the likes of Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, and Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general. Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Kellyanne Conway for her alleged violations of the Hatch Act, an ethics law that prohibits federal employees from participating in political activities while on the job. And last week the entire House voted to hold current Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt in their census investigation.
But those efforts to investigate the president and his brain trust have been stymied at every turn — even after the Supreme Court upheld a challenge to…
