Wednesday, April 24, 2019

News Alert: Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress, deepening power struggle with Hill

In an interview with The Washington Post, President Trump on Tuesday said he is opposed to current and former White House aides providing testimony to congressional panels in the wake of the special counsel report. "There is no reason to go any further, and especially in Congress, where it's very partisan — obviously very partisan," Trump said. Trump's comments came as the White House made it clear that it plans to broadly defy requests for information from Capitol Hill, moving the two branches of government closer to a constitutional collision.
 
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Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress, deepening power struggle with Hill

In an interview with The Washington Post, President Trump on Tuesday said he is opposed to current and former White House aides providing testimony to congressional panels in the wake of the special counsel report.

"There is no reason to go any further, and especially in Congress, where it's very partisan — obviously very partisan," Trump said.

Trump's comments came as the White House made it clear that it plans to broadly defy requests for information from Capitol Hill, moving the two branches of government closer to a constitutional collision.

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