Those officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss strategy, said the White House is intent on challenging most, if not all, House Democrats’ document requests. The White House has not responded and does not plan to hand over documents immediately, a senior White House aide said Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether the president abused his power, obstructed justice or engaged in public corruption. But Democrats argue that a White House policy of turning over no documents and allowing zero White House witnesses to testify would be new and unprecedented. Trump White House officials, meanwhile, dismissed the House Democratic inquiries as political stunts.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 22:06 UTC