DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/LAWSUIT/OBSTRUCTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday [4-24-19] accused President Donald Trump of a ‘unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction’ after he ordered federal employees not to comply with congressional investigations. The Republican president ordered officials not to obey legal requests from the Democratic-led House of Representatives, which is carrying out multiple investigations of his administration, including his tax returns, White House security clearances and the probe of Russian interference in U.S. politics…The president vowed to resist every subpoena from House Democrats investigating his administration and to fight any effort by them to impeach him. Trump’s removal from office is most unlikely barring a change of heart by his fellow Republicans, who hold a majority in the U.S. Senate. Trump filed a lawsuit earlier this week to prevent material from being turned over to lawmakers, and on Wednesday the Justice Department rebuffed a House committee’s request for an interview with an official involved in the administration’s decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census.”
–Reuters, “House Panel Chair Accuses Trump of ‘Massive’ Obstruction; Trump Vows to Fight,” The New York Times online, April 24, 2019