Before taking control of the House of Representatives last Thursday, Democrats had said they would investigate Trump on multiple fronts, including ties with Russia, his tax returns and allegations of conflicts of interest.

Almost a week into the new Congress, House lawmakers have yet to empanel and organize the committees that would do the work.
Democratic leaders are engrossed in a legislative drive to reopen government agencies that have been closed since Dec. 22 over Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

“Is it a distraction? Yes. We’re (being) taken away from organizing and getting down to the substantive business, because we’re trying to get government open for the American people,” House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer told Reuters.