That would be a losing position for Trump. The constitution doesn’t say the President needs to be at the House either. Separate and equal branches. Pelosi can’t just go to the White House and demand to be let in. Trump can’t do that to them either.
>>Pelosi can’t just go to the White House and demand to be let in. Trump can’t do that to them either.
That’s not what separate and equal branches mean. It isn’t her property to deem what to do as she sees fit.
If there is a criminal act occurring in the House, does she have a say in whether or not to allow law enforcement (i.e. the executive branch) access? The answer is no. The same is true here.
Besides, this isn’t an issue where Trump is trying to take over her role. If he were to trying to usurp legislative power, you’d have a good point, but he isn’t. There is no separation of powers argument in utilizing the House for a reasonable event that has been held virtually every year for a long time. Held by parties in power in the Presidency that were opposite of those in power in the House.
If Newt had tried to do this to Bill Clinton, the media would have literally shut down the House.