House Expands Russia Inquiry as Pelosi Declares Democrats Will Not Be Cowed
WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday began a broad inquiry into whether Russia and other foreign powers may be exercising influence over President Trump, acting only hours after a defiant Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the House would not be cowed by the presidents all-out threat to drop its investigations of his administration.
Other committees were zeroing in on similarly sensitive oversight targets. On Thursday, Democrats will begin their quest to secure the presidents long-suppressed tax returns. The chairman of the Judiciary Committee readied a subpoena for the acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, in case he tried to avoid Democratic questioning. And a House Appropriations subcommittee chairwoman began an inquiry into administration rule-bending during the 35-day partial government shutdown.
Its our congressional responsibility, and if we didnt do it, we would be delinquent in that, Ms. Pelosi said of the Houses oversight role, hours after Mr. Trump used his State of the Union address to warn that ridiculous partisan investigations threatened the nations economic health and the prospects of bipartisan legislating.
That, Ms. Pelosi said, was a threat it was an all-out threat.
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