The House Chairman, Jerry Nadler, has received tens of thousands of documents from his requests, sent out in February, to 81 individuals or entities; however the committee has not received a single page from the White House. Mueller’s investigation may soon be over, but the House committees have just begun to investigate areas of alleged obstruction of justice, abuse of powers, and suspected conspiracy with foreign leaders to interfere with our electoral processes by President Trump and others. Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the White House Counsel’s office accusing attorneys of trying to obstruct their investigations. Subpoenas will go out next to those who do not cooperate. The White House cannot refuse to comply with a congressional investigation, mandated and required to be oversight on the Executive branch.
President Nixon, in July 1973, tried to refuse to turn over recorded tapes of Oval office conversations, requested by Senator Sam Ervin’s committee; Archibald Cox, Special Prosecutor, had to serve a subpoena on presidential counsel, who tried to block the investigative process, to obtain the tapes. Nixon tried to claim Executive Privilege over the tapes, “of private conversations”, but it ultimately didn’t work for him, and it won’t work for Donald J. Trump. Nixon stated emphatically that he would not testify before the committee, and “the tapes will remain under my sole, personal control”. The tapes, made in secret, contained ‘alleged’ conversations between Mr. Nixon and his various assistants “on matters relating to the Watergate break-in and the subsequent efforts to cover-up that crime”. Nixon asserted, “the tapes would not finally settle the central issues before your committee. The tapes are entirely consistent with what I know to be the truth and what I have stated to be the truth, and while supporting my interpretation of my Watergate role, nevertheless might be interpreted in different ways by different persons.”
Archibald Cox stated, “The one clear point is that the tapes are evidence bearing directly upon whether there was criminal conspiracies, including a conspiracy to obstruct justice among high government officials. The stage was set for a great constitutional struggle; the ultimate arbitration, it was believed, would have to be made by the Supreme Court, but even if the court were to rule against the president, it has no independent power to compel him to act. He is, however, subject to the impeachment powers of Congress.” No president is above the law in America!
Trish Forsyth Voss
Apr 1 2019
Trump is NOT above the law.
The House Chairman, Jerry Nadler, has received tens of thousands of documents from his requests, sent out in February, to 81 individuals or entities; however the committee has not received a single page from the White House. Mueller’s investigation may soon be over, but the House committees have just begun to investigate areas of alleged obstruction of justice, abuse of powers, and suspected conspiracy with foreign leaders to interfere with our electoral processes by President Trump and others. Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the White House Counsel’s office accusing attorneys of trying to obstruct their investigations. Subpoenas will go out next to those who do not cooperate. The White House cannot refuse to comply with a congressional investigation, mandated and required to be oversight on the Executive branch.
President Nixon, in July 1973, tried to refuse to turn over recorded tapes of Oval office conversations, requested by Senator Sam Ervin’s committee; Archibald Cox, Special Prosecutor, had to serve a subpoena on presidential counsel, who tried to block the investigative process, to obtain the tapes. Nixon tried to claim Executive Privilege over the tapes, “of private conversations”, but it ultimately didn’t work for him, and it won’t work for Donald J. Trump. Nixon stated emphatically that he would not testify before the committee, and “the tapes will remain under my sole, personal control”. The tapes, made in secret, contained ‘alleged’ conversations between Mr. Nixon and his various assistants “on matters relating to the Watergate break-in and the subsequent efforts to cover-up that crime”. Nixon asserted, “the tapes would not finally settle the central issues before your committee. The tapes are entirely consistent with what I know to be the truth and what I have stated to be the truth, and while supporting my interpretation of my Watergate role, nevertheless might be interpreted in different ways by different persons.”
Archibald Cox stated, “The one clear point is that the tapes are evidence bearing directly upon whether there was criminal conspiracies, including a conspiracy to obstruct justice among high government officials. The stage was set for a great constitutional struggle; the ultimate arbitration, it was believed, would have to be made by the Supreme Court, but even if the court were to rule against the president, it has no independent power to compel him to act. He is, however, subject to the impeachment powers of Congress.” No president is above the law in America!
Trish Forsyth Voss
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