'Stephen Miller, who seems to be the boss of everybody on immigration, ought to come before Congress and explain some of these policies,' House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Sunday.
Calls are growing among Democrats for President Donald Trump's senior policy adviser Stephen Miller to testify before Congress over the White House's hardline immigration agenda–much of which Miller is believed to have masterminded.
"In California, the governor wants to have a lot of people coming in, refugees coming in, a lot of sanctuary cities, so we'll give them to the sanctuary cities maybe to take care of if it's that the way we want it," Trump said during an event at the White House. While it is common for Cabinet officials to be asked to testify before Congress on oversight matters, demands for a presidential adviser, such as Miller, to appear before Congressmembers are not.
While the U.S. Constitution does not make mention of the power of executive privilege, the Supreme Court has ruled that the privilege extended to the president and other executive branch officials can be a constitutional exercise of their powers under the separation of powers model. In his interview with CNN, Nadler acknowledged that it is"likely" Miller would try to claim executive privilege. But, Miller said, such a move would be a"misuse" of that right."Because he seems to be making the decisions," Nadler said,"not the Cabinet secretaries who come and go," who would not benefit from the same privileges as members of the executive branch.
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