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The White House counsel's office warned the incoming House Oversight chair that Democrats' planned investigations "may cross the line into blatant criminality," days after 47 called the plans extortion and ordered the Justice Department to look into it. The Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause, and Supreme Court rulings protecting congressional subpoenas, make that a very hard case to bring. Here's what the law actually says, and why the threat itself is the story.

Full breakdown on The Democracy Advocate:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/white-house/congressional-oversight/

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