Democrats Have Little to Fear From GOP House Investigations

OPINION | 'While Democrats have little to fear legally from such investigation, they also have little to fear politically,' writes shanlonwu

’s disclosure that Speaker McCarthy has promised the select subcommittee at least as much funding and staffing as was given to the Jan. 6 committee.The Trump era and the work of the Jan. 6 Committee itself provide a simple blueprint for Democrats in defending against these promised investigations, which may be summarized as: Comply, delay, and defy.

Second, Democrats should have no qualms about simply defying subpoenas, should that become necessary, because the current process for enforcing subpoenas is broken. Civil Contempt—like all civil proceedings—can take a long time, months to years. Complete with appeals to federal courts and SCOTUS, by the time such proceedings run their course the issue being investigated may be long moot.

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