emoluments cause violation - NewsVVave - Zoe Dune2024-03-29T10:36:51Zhttps://zoedune.com/news/feed/tag/emoluments+cause+violationHouse Oversight Committee: Forced to Consider Alternative Steps if Pentagon Does Not Comply (VIDEO)https://zoedune.com/news/house-oversight-committee-forced-alternative-steps-pentagon2019-09-08T01:51:27.000Z2019-09-08T01:51:27.000ZSurvival Journalismhttps://zoedune.com/members/survivaljournalism<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3545646757?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>According to <em>Politico</em>, The House Oversight Committee <strong><a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337" target="_blank">has been investigating</a></strong> expenditures made by the US military to Trump-owned businesses. </p>
<p>Specifically, the Trump Turnberry golf resort and Glasgow Prestwick Airport nearby. </p>
<p>As part of their investigation, the committee has sent requests to the Pentagon for documents and information on those expenditures but have never responded. </p>
<p>In a statement <strong><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-airport/house-panel-probes-fortunes-of-airport-near-trump-resort-in-scotland-idUSKCN1VS0R1" target="_blank">made to the press</a></strong>, an aide said that if the Pentagon did not respond to the committee's request, they would be forced to take more drastic action:</p>
<blockquote><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>“The Defense Department has not produced a single document in this investigation. The committee will be forced to consider alternative steps if the Pentagon does not begin complying voluntarily in the coming days.”</strong></span></blockquote>
<p>All federal departments, and/or individuals representing them under the Trump administration, have consistently ignored requests by Democratically-led Congressional committees in most of their investigations. </p>
<p>At best, those who have shown up to committee hearings have refused to answer certain questions, have feigned ignorance or have cited executive privilege on behalf of President Trump. </p>
<p>Overall, ignoring subpoenas has been a tactic that the President has <strong><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-07/trump-pelosi-subpoenas-impeachment" target="_blank">enforced</a></strong> on his aides.</p>
<p>In late April, Trump and his family filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One to prevent them from cooperating with Congress.</p>
<p>Their lawsuit was in response to subpoenas demanding that those banks turn over financial documents that reveal his tax returns.</p>
<p>The argument in the lawsuit is that Trump is being harassed, a rationale that is <strong><a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/trump-subpoena-congress-lawsuit-oversight-deutschebank.html" target="_blank">broken down more specifically</a></strong> by <em>The New York Mag</em>. </p>
<p>In the end, these fights have been forced to go before the courts which have either been fast-tracked or are expected to stay in litigation for months or even years. </p>
<p>Natasha Bertrand who reported on the investigation was on the Rachel Maddow Show saying that the committee would likely send subpoenas to The Pentagon by next week.</p>
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