It is normal for an administration to resist congressional oversight but not to do it wholesale. The Trump administration is simultaneously refusing requests for the full Mueller report, the president’s tax returns and several subpoenas for testimony from various officials. The Obama administration wanted to keep deliberative materials about how to respond to Congress away from congressional investigators, while the Trump administration, at the moment, is refusing to turn over any underlying investigative material at all. The George W. Bush administration similarly prolonged a court battle with congressional Democrats over their investigation into the improper firings of U.S. attorneys. The House Ways and Means Committee is waiting to hear back from the Trump administration on its request for the president’s tax returns, even though the administration has already blown two deadlines.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2019 23:37 UTC