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From the Economist: Democrats prepare to launch investigations into Donald Trump

Excerpt:

A zeal for oversight of the administration will be a defining characteristic of the new Congress. There are only a handful of big-ticket issues over which the transactional president, House Democrats and the Republicans still in charge of the Senate might realistically find legislative compromise in 2019. They include modernising the country’s roads, rails, pipelines and broadband networks, tackling the rising costs of prescription drugs, and tightening privacy protections for social media company customers.

By contrast, the list of things the president and his people may have done, drawing the investigative attention of the Democrats, is long. They include questions at the heart of Robert Mueller’s 17-month investigation. Did anyone in the Trump orbit conspire with Russia’s 2016 election interference? Has the president worked to obstruct the inquiry? Would his tax returns reveal business dealings with Russians?

The list of topics on the radar of the Oversight Committee is much longer than that. It includes the high level of federal spending at Trump-owned hotels and golf resorts; spending by at least four foreign governments at Trump properties that could violate the constitution’s “emoluments” clause, which prohibits federal officials from accepting money from foreign powers; and the issuance of security clearances to people with dodgy pasts.

The committee will want to investigate the unprecedented politicisation in the selection of immigration judges; the scrubbing from government website of information about family planning and other programmes opposed by religious conservatives. It will also be keen to probe the use of private email accounts and unsecured cell phones by White House officials—who got their jobs after a campaign in which Mr Trump said Hillary Clinton should be jailed for such behaviour.

Donald Dork is looking forward at two-years of pure hell from the HofR. And he deserves every minute of it!

But a dose of reality is in order. A majority in the HofR never has had any real influence unless the same party held the White House.

So, let's not go overboard on Great Expectations. More than likely, there wont be any.

But, but, but: By investigating allegations, the Dems are preparing for the presidential election in two-years time where - if proven solidly - they can and will "stick".

And that does not suit Donald Dork one bit ...