Trump's Defiance of Congressional Subpoenas Threatens Rule of Law
Dr. David Adler · June 27, 2019
President Trump's defiance of congressional subpoenas— "to fight them all"—represents a profound and unprecedented threat to constitutional government and the rule of law. Trump's contumacy, if successful, would create a moat around the White House, rendering the president inaccessible and unaccountable to the first branch of government, and shackling the legislature's constitutional powers of investigation and oversight, bringing executive power to an authoritarian pitch.
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