Peter Kelly 🇨🇦

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: White House counsel Will Scharf has sent a threatening letter to incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia warning he would be investigated himself if he continues to subpoena Trump officials. Oversight’s response: “It appears Donald Trump has something to hide.” Here’s the relevant text of the White House letter: "Beyond being inconsistent with the clear, well-recognized constitutional limitations on your investigative functions, threats to executive branch officials designed to deter them from public service, or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality. And issuing unlawful subpoenas with the intention of depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges may warrant further investigation." And Oversight’s response: “Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the White House sent a letter to Oversight Democrats threatening to infringe upon the Committee's constitutionally protected right to conduct congressional oversight. "It appears Donald Trump has something to hide. Let's be clear: Congress' authority comes from Article I of the Constitution, not from the permission of the White House. Congress has wide latitude to conduct investigations and oversight, an authority inherent in the power to legislate. The American people voted overwhelmingly for us to pass laws to root out corruption and abuse. The Trump Administration continues to weaponize the government with threats of unconstitutional attacks on Congress. We are a coequal branch of government and will not be deterred by baseless threats from a weaponized DOJ or from the President's lawyers."