JUST IN: In vote along party lines, House passes resolution to enforce subpoenas in court against Trump officials.
to obtain some underlying evidence from the Mueller report related to possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
“You're seeing on the floor again this week Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi wasting her majority on presidential harassment rather than focusing on the priorities of the American people,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a news conference. In a letter to Cummings on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd said the administration has cooperated extensively with the committee, but the Justice Department would advise Trump to assert executive privilege over some of the subpoenaed documents if lawmakers proceed with the contempt vote.
The moves come as a quarter of House Democrats have voiced support for opening an impeachment inquiry against Trump, with many expressing frustration with the administration's refusal to comply with their subpoenas.
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