DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee that is investigating President Donald Trump blasted the Democratic-led probe on Thursday [3-7-19] as a ‘draconian inquisition’ and an abuse of congressional power. The House Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, Doug Collins, said the panel’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power under Trump surpasses the scope of legitimate legislative inquiry and violates the U.S. Constitution. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler launched the investigation on Monday by sending document requests to 81 government agencies, business entities and individuals associated with Trump, including his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.”
–Reuters, “House Republican Lays Into Democrats’ Corruption Probe of Trump,” The New York Times online, March 7, 2019