Analysis: A reader’s guide to all of Trump’s fights with Congress
President Trump By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 24 at 2:05 PM President Trump’s indignation that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was investigating him has now been wholly redirected at Congress.
All these standoffs are unusual, but they get at the heart of the definition of American democracy: one branch’s ability to check the other. Here are four battles to watch, ranked from the ones he’s most likely to lose to most likely to win. 2. Talking to Trump’s former White House counsel: The House committee that could launch impeachment proceedings wants to talk to one of the key players in the Mueller investigation, former White House counsel Donald McGahn. McGahn testified to Mueller that Trump tried to fire the special counsel, then told McGahn to lie about it.
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