How Trump can stall House Democrats

Be smart: Congress hasn’t used its strongest contempt power — “inherent contempt,” where a witness can be put on trial and imprisoned in the Capitol — in nearly a century.

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“You are on solid ground if you give Congress the middle finger,” said Philippe Reines, a former Hillary Clinton aide who was threatened with a subpoena — but ultimately didn’t get one — during congressional Republicans’ Benghazi investigation…

The strategy could have a downside even for a White House that lives for these fights.

“It totally undercuts the argument that we’ve been transparent and because there was no criminal wrongdoing that’s why we encouraged everyone to cooperate,” said one former senior White House official. “Now we look like we’ve got something to hide and we’re not being open and transparent.”

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