WASHINGTON ― When past administrations have defied subpoenas, Congress has fought back by suing in federal court, where White House lawyers can drag proceedings past the next election. said he would consider using the congressional power of “inherent contempt” to force administration officials to comply with information requests. Cummings had previously said he would hold former White House official Carl Kline in contempt after Kline refused to comply with a subpoena. Kline reportedly overruled career staff to approve high-level security clearances for White House personnel, including for Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. Other Democrats said there have not been extensive conversations about inherent contempt, but they sound supportive of the idea.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2019 20:15 UTC