Opinion: Democrats should bundle contempt citations
By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 10 at 4:15 PM The House, correctly in my opinion, is not yet convening official impeachment hearings against President Trump. Instead it is, just as the Watergate-era Congress did, proceeding on a factual investigation to see what conduct Trump has participated in and why it is so serious.
Not wanting to be goaded into a premature decision on impeachment, Congress is trying to get into court to compel the administration to turn over materials the House deems necessary. The challenge is to move the issue along as expeditiously as possible so the pre-impeachment hearings can begin and we can hear from Robert S. Mueller III, Donald McGahn and others.
If the subpoenas went as a batch to the floor, the House could decide to litigate them all together in court, getting a judge to impose contempt fines and to compel production of evidence. That would certainly make an impression on the courts and on voters as well. “The sole question before the court — Is the House Oversight Committee’s issuance of a subpoena to Mazars USA LLP for financial records of President Donald Trump and various associated entities a valid exercise of legislative power? — is fully briefed, and the court can discern no benefit from an additional round of legal arguments,” Mehta said.
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