The president took the aggressive step of asserting executive privilege as the House Oversight panel began proceedings to hold William Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt
President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to block Congress’ access to documents about how a citizenship question was added to the 2020 census.
Boyd’s letter came just minutes before the committee convened to vote on civil and criminal contempt citations for Barr and Ross. Talks between the Justice Department and the committee “This begs the question: what is being hidden?” Cummings said. “This does not appear to be an effort to engage in good faith negotiations or accommodations. Instead, it appears to be another example of the administration’s blanket defiance of Congress’s constitutionally mandated responsibilities.”
The contempt votes against Barr and Ross came a day after the full House voted to empower committee chairs to sue the Trump administration in federal court to enforce their subpoenas. Democrats are expected to take the administration to court on several matters, including the census, Mueller’s grand-jury evidence, and Trump’s personal and business tax returns.
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