Rep. Jamie Raskin said Tuesday that President Trump’s refusal to provide evidence for multiple House investigations echoes obstruction of justice evidence uncovered during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
“What’s happening here is the obstructionism that we read about in the Mueller report within the Department of Justice by the president has now come galloping off the pages, and it is confronting Congress at every turn,” the Maryland Democrat said in an interview with CNN’s “Newsroom” show. “The president is simply refusing to participate and to do his lawful duty, and we’re going to follow this until we’re able to do our jobs.”
Mr. Raskin said Mr. Trump is stonewalling several investigations regarding the Mueller report, security clearances, Deutsche Bank subpoenas and the president’s tax returns.
The Justice Department released a redacted version of Mr. Mueller’s report Thursday, with the special counsel concluding that Mr. Trump’s team did not collude with Russia to win the 2016 election but that the president’s attempts to obstruct the investigation could be seen as problematic.
• Bailey Vogt can be reached at bvogt@washingtontimes.com.
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