There are a series of steps required to carry out this probe. First and foremost, Democrats are requesting documentation from various individuals connected to Trump. Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, Richard Gates and others are some of the persons from whom Democrats seek documentation.
Pushback against the New Probe
Although Democrats maintain that their probe is necessary to investigate potential abuse of power, not everyone is convinced. Subsequently, Congressional Republicans have largely pushed back against the efforts of their Democratic colleagues.
GOP Rep. Doug Collins, a member of the House Judiciary panel, issued the following public statement:
“We don’t even know what the Mueller report says, but Democrats are already hedging their bets. After recklessly prejudging the president for obstruction, Chairman Nadler is pursuing evidence to back up his conclusion because, as he admits, ‘we don’t have the facts yet.’”
Similarly to members of the Republican Party, the president has slammed the new probe. As a matter of fact, Trump referred to the Democrats’ new investigation as “Presidential Harassment” via Twitter.
