Posted on 07/28/2019 10:48:58 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
President Donald Trump and his business organization on Monday sued Rep. Elijah Cummings — the House oversight committee chairman — alleging the Baltimore Democrat crossed a constitutional line with a subpoena to the president’s longtime accountant seeking years of financial statements.
The lawsuit, which challenges the scope of the legislative branch’s powers, represents a new front in the struggle between the Republican president and the Democratic House — and Cummings in particular.
Cummings, a 13-term House veteran and former Maryland state delegate and trial attorney, was sued in his official capacity as committee chairman.
“The Democrat Party, with its newfound control of the U.S. House of Representatives, has declared all-out political war against President Donald J. Trump,” the federal court suit said. “Subpoenas are their weapon of choice.”
President Trump's lawsuit against Rep. Elijah Cummings
Cummings has long expressed frustration with the Trump administration’s refusal to respond to requests for information that he believes would help fulfill the committee’s duty to spotlight potential executive branch abuses.
“Congress is a separate branch of government, and this administration’s unwillingness to cooperate with our independent oversight investigations impedes our ability to do our job under the Constitution,” he said in an email to The Baltimore Sun.
In response to the lawsuit, Cummings said in a statement that Trump “has a long history of trying to use baseless lawsuits to attack his adversaries, but there is simply no valid legal basis to interfere with this duly authorized subpoena from Congress.”
“This complaint reads more like political talking points than a reasoned legal brief, and it contains a litany of inaccurate information. The White House is engaged in unprecedented stonewalling on all fronts, and they have refused to produce a single document or witness to the oversight committee during this entire year.”
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
It does’t hurt to note when an article is old.
Imagine the pressure Trump’s tooling on Baltimore is going to put on the tourism industry there and business in general (not that it has much of a reputation anyway), but I’m sure Trump’s comments serve to get Cumming’s constituents to tell Cummings ‘GIVE TRUMP WHAT HE WANTS!!!! so he will stop hurting our business!!!!!!’
There is no tourism in Baltimore. None.
How Nancy and her Democrat colleagues like Elijah Cummings fare as representatives in congress.
Here are the 10 “Rattiest Cities” in the U.S. for 2018, according to Orkin:
1. Chicago
2. Los Angeles
3. New York
4. Washington, DC
5. San Francisco
6. Detroit
7. Philadelphia
8. Cleveland
9. Baltimore
10. Denver
https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/baltimore-most-rat-infested-cities-list-again-orkin
Baltimore Is America’s Most Dangerous City, Analysis Finds
A review of 2017 crime data ranks the most dangerous big cities in America. See how Baltimore fared.
BALTIMORE, MD — Charm City was ranked the most dangerous out of the 50 biggest cities in the country, according to a new analysis of crime data. USA Today named Baltimore the most dangerous big city in America this week,
https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/baltimore-americas-most-dangerous-city
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These people are so so JEALOUS using demonic induced tactics to attack our President and his family. . . Heavenly Father, We ask for Your Divine hedge of protection over President Trump and Vice-President Pence and their families. We as a nation are guilty of desecrating the principles on which our country was founded. Please rise up the David’s and Gideon’s of our day to lead us in standing for Your Truth. Please scatter the enemy and bring them to Justice Your Way. In the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen
Wrong. There is a lot of tourism. Ever heard of the Inner Harbor?
Pat/Fish pointed out this morning on the Sunday thread Pelosi is from Baltimore...PDJT hasn’t pulled that lever yet, but I expect him to...
Inner Harbor and Camden Yards (for baseball fans), Lexington Market
the rest is a shithole, and corrupt Cummings is part of the reason why.
Ever see the crowd at an orioles game? All redcsix fans if any at all.
Investigate Cummings as ND his crooked wife.
Thank you for that beautiful prayer . . .Lord, I concur.
Maya Cummings, Rep Cummings wife, may be in a heap of trouble with the IRS. Millions of dollars.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3766681/posts
https://nlpc.org/2019/05/20/irs-complaint-filed-against-wife-of-rep-elijah-cummings-d-md/
The IRS has a reputation for not fooling around when folks break the law. This will be a good chance to see how they treat a Black person who is also a Democrat.
I HATE when old or older articles are put up and it’s not mentioned
We read articles here and view them in the light of TODAY’S or YESTERDAY’S events and their significance.
If one thinks it has a direct bearing on something current, AT LEAST mention that it’s old.
“AT LEAST mention that it’s old.”
I believe it is accurate to say that is just proper FR etiquette.
Agreed.
And for the less bright among us like me, always indicate if it’s a Sarcasm article also! :)
I’m pretty gullible and have finished articles then read the comments only to find it was sarcasm :)
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