Meanwhile, Georgia congressman Doug Collins, the most senior Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, has written a scathing letter to the panel’s chairman, Jerrold Nadler, over its newly-announced investigation into whether the president abused his powers of office and obstructed justice in discrediting FBI special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible Russian election meddling.
The body sent out letters to 81 members of Donald Trump’s family, business associates and administration staff requesting information on aspects of his conduct.
“Your requests are part of a concerted effort to target and punish associates of the president,” Mr Collins wrote to Mr Nadler in a 7 March letter released by the Republican’s office.
“This effort to intimidate those who choose to associate with the president ‘through actual or threatened imposition of government power or sanction’ violates the First Amendment.”
“Your 81 letters appear to be little more than a deep-sea fishing expedition with the purpose of exposing private matters and airing alleged dirty laundry rather than legislating.”
“It is my hope that your draconian inquisitions are not returning this committee to the dark days of 16th-century England,” he concluded.
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