Dems plan probes into companies, colleges that cooperated with Trump

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Source: msn/Axios

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House and Senate Democrats are starting to have preliminary discussions to coordinate potential congressional investigations into companies, colleges and law firms in the next Congress, multiple sources told Axios.

Why it matters: The early strategizing on how Democrats plan to use the investigative power of committees, including subpoenas, is another indication of the party's growing confidence of victory in November.

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), all on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have been involved in the planning discussions on the Senate side.

Schiff, the lead manager for Trump's first impeachment, would bring significant experience to any Senate investigation.

What we're hearing: Lawmakers in both parties believe the House is more likely to fall into Democratic hands than the Senate.

The House also has some institutional advantages, including broader subpoena authority.

Zoom out: Democrats expect the White House to either stonewall or grandstand in any investigations. They also anticipate Trump officials invoking executive privilege at every turn.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/dems-plan-probes-into-companies-colleges-that-cooperated-with-trump/ar-AA1YvQGj

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1. That's great. It will also mean these companies

Will give as much dark money as they can to the republicans. Hopefully it won’t work for them.

Thanks citizens united!!!

[EuterpeThelo]

2. I love my Senator

Adam Schiff. Not happy to recently learn how much of his funding has come from AIPAC, but overall he has been an excellent representative for his constituents (and he was my congress critter before becoming Senator for our state). Thrilled to see him working on this effort. For those of us working in biglaw, the past year has been extremely fraught with pain and fear watching so many in our profession bend the knee. I would love to see those who participated in this travesty forced to explain themselves in public.

[KPN]

3. Good!