The request comes as the U.S. House of Representatives seeks its own information via its impeachment inquiry into Trump. The Trump administration routinely ignores requests from Congress for documents and witnesses, including from Democrats in the House who have subpoena power. The three senators, all members of the Judiciary Committee, say they are turning to the public records law because of the Republican administration’s resistance to sharing information. He said Congress has a history of using the law to try to pry loose documents from the executive branch. Harris, a former California prosecutor, has achieved viral attention for her past questioning of Attorney General William Barr.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 09:00 UTC