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US 2020: Democrats Debate Fate Of Trump Probes If Biden Wins
Hours to the US election day, Democrats in the House are weighing how to move forward with a flurry of ongoing probes and future investigations if President Trump loses on tomorrow (Tuesday).
The big question hanging over Democrats, who are expected to keep the majority in the House, is whether to lean into post-election investigations that could detract from their legislative priorities under a Joe Biden presidency and risk further dividing the electorate.
The answer is likely to come into focus once the chairs of the various investigative committees receive direction from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Biden, if he wins.
But some key Democrats and House committees are already planning — and pressing party leaders — to keep digging into open investigations.
“There are legitimate questions that have to be answered about what took place, whether there is ongoing criminal activity,” said Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee. “That is fair game, no matter how you look at this.”
The Intelligence panel plans to pursue its investigation into the potential politicization of intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security, a probe Democrats say was obstructed by the Trump administration, according to a committee aide.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said that while the top priority will be on fighting the pandemic and helping the economy recover, her panel’s Trump-related investigations will move forward.
“As the Committee looks to continue working on behalf of all Americans in the 117th Congress, we will prioritize our investigation into skyrocketing drug prices, restoring the U.S. Postal Service, and ensuring that the census is accurate and complete,” Maloney said in a statement to The Hill.
In a sign that Democrats don’t plan to take their foot off the gas, Maloney on Friday notified Mark Morgan, the top official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that she would be subpoenaing him for records with a Nov. 13 deadline, just 10 days after the elections.
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