What's Taking So Long?

Based on the Q&A questions we've gotten, quite a few readers have noted that the various House committees are moving awfully slowly when it comes to the various subpoenas, findings of contempt, etc. being leveled against members of the Trump administration. Certainly, much of the Democratic base has noticed, particularly the progressive and activist folks, who want action now.

The answer, as it turns out, is exactly what you would expect. Given that the fellow in the Oval Office has provided object lesson after object lesson in what happens if you rush headlong into things that involve tricky legal principles, they are moving cautiously. The blue team's concern is that if they haul, say, Kellyanne Conway to court, they might get an unfriendly judge, or the White House counsel might come up with a plausible argument for Conway. On the other hand, if House Democrats have two dozen cases where members of Team Trump have defied subpoenas, the case will be pretty close to bulletproof.

While House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) & Co. have not firmly committed to a date by which they will move forward, the upcoming testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller is viewed as an important line of demarcation. He'll be chatting with Nadler's and Schiff's committees on July 24, which is just a week away, so those who are impatient with the lack of action probably won't have to wait much longer. (Z)

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