Last updated on March 9th, 2019 at 07:45 am
The document request sent to Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner all has a common theme. They are related to the Russia cover-up and obstruction of justice.
“Over the last several years, President Trump has evaded accountability for his near-daily attacks on our basic legal, ethical, and constitutional rules and norms,†said Chairman Jerrold Nadler.”
“Investigating these threats to the rule of law is an obligation of Congress and a core function of the House Judiciary Committee. We have seen the damage done to our democratic institutions in the two years that the Congress refused to conduct responsible oversight. Congress must provide a check on abuses of power. Equally, we must protect and respect the work of Special Counsel Mueller, but we cannot rely on others to do the investigative work for us. Our work is even more urgent after senior Justice Department officials have suggested that they may conceal the work of the Special Counsel’s investigation from the public.”
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Nadler wants to know what Trump’s kids know about Russia and obstruction of justice
Chairman Nadler puts the pieces together.
For example, Eric Trump‘s document request covers everything from the Trump Tower meeting with Russians to the firing of James Comey, Robert Mueller, and the recusal of Jeff Sessions.
Read the document request to Eric Trump:
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Nadler also wants any documents related to the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
Rep. Nadler also wants documents on Trump Tower Moscow, Emoluments Clause violations, and any discussions about lifting Russian sanctions.
Read the document request to Donald Trump Jr.:
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Jared Kushner‘s document request contains a request for any communications between himself and Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE:
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Nadler is laying the groundwork for impeachment
One look at these document requests to Trump‘s kids, a.k.a. the people on the inside of the inner circle, and it becomes clear that this investigation is laying the foundation for impeachment. Rep. Nadler is leaving no area of Trump corruption unexplored. The House Judiciary Committee is where any impeachment process would begin. Rep. Nadler is correct when he says that impeachment is a long way off, but this investigation is the first step on the path toward impeaching Donald Trump.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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