Former Clinton WH attorney warns fight for unredacted Mueller report not 'the right battle' for Democrats
As the White House maintains its posture of blocking any and all congressional oversight requests, an attorney who represented the last president to face impeachment proceedings warned Democrats"to pick and choose these battles very carefully" or risk losing the public's support of their"legitimate oversight function."
Sherburne said Democrats are on firmer ground with their requests for Mueller to testify and for Trump's financial records, which two committees have requested from the White House, arguing"there can be a legitimate basis for making that request." Some liberal Democrats have begun calls for impeachment, but thus far leadership has resisted those calls. On ABC News'"This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Sunday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said the White House's stonewalling of Democrats"does add weight to impeachment.""I do worry about that," Sherburne added.
"If they're really serious about stiffing Congress -- all of these document requests and subpoenas and requests for witnesses -- yeah, I think that's a constitutional crisis," Sherburne said.
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