And if a Senate Republican chairman was all about action - what "action" does the Constitution permit a Congressman or Senator to take in pursuit of criminals?
None, is the answer.
“And if a Senate Republican chairman was all about action - what “action” does the Constitution permit a Congressman or Senator to take in pursuit of criminals? None, is the answer.”
I don’t believe I stated that Congress was part of the executive branch.
Congress can hold legislative investigations, with witnesses under oath on penalty of perjury, to produce testimony. When the Justice Department refuses to investigate, or covers up, or ignores, at least a congressional investigation can subpoena documents and adduce evidence by testimony to get evidence out into the public domain.
Grahamnesty is unlikely to do this to any effective extent however.