White House press secretary Sarah Sanders accused House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., of launching a “disgraceful and abusive” investigation of President Trump after Nadler announced Monday the committee would probe Trump’s campaign, businesses, presidential transition, and administration.
“Today, Chairman Nadler opened up a disgraceful and abusive investigation into tired, false allegations already investigated by the Special Counsel and committees in both Chambers of Congress,” Sanders said in a statement Monday evening. “Chairman Nadler and his fellow Democrats have embarked on this fishing expedition because they are terrified that their two-year false narrative of ‘Russia collusion’ is crumbling.”
Sanders claimed that Democrats’ “intimidation and abuse of American citizens is shameful” and accused them of launching the investigation to detract from their “radical agenda.” She said Democrats were trying to make America a socialist country and that the “Green New Deal” would bankrupt America.
“The American people deserve a Congress that works with the President to address serious issues like immigration, healthcare, and infrastructure,” Sanders said. “The Democrats are more interested in pathetic political games and catering to a radical, leftist base than on producing results for our citizens. The Democrats are not after the truth, they are after the President.”
Trump’s 2020 campaign also weighed in on the investigation and said Democrats were certain they couldn’t beat Trump in 2020 and have resorted to a “disgraceful witch hunt” instead.
Nadler said he will examine alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by Trump, his administration, and his associates. He revealed the House Judiciary Committee has requested documents from 81 agencies, entities, and individuals the panel believes has information pertaining to the probe.
“Over the last several years, President Trump has evaded accountability for his near-daily attacks on our basic legal, ethical, and constitutional rules and norms,” Nadler said in a statement Monday.
Those contacted by the panel, which is requesting a response by March 18, include Trump’s own children Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
