back to questions wondering how much power Congress has and how much they can take away from the President
It's a legitimate debate - I'm of the opinion that it's Congress who has come short, and is now trying to deflect their shortcoming to the guy who took initiative. Until the facts come out (exactly what was the scope of warrantless surveillance?), this is nothing but posturing - preselling an outcome based on figments of imagination.
I've said it before, this skirmish over surveillance, between Congress and the President, can be settled without resort to the courts. We'll see if Congress is up to their duty.
DiFi is "litigating the case," but it's one-sided becuase the executive isn't there to rebut. Again, as a matter of these hearings, a total non-issue. As a political matter as the public watches the hearings, DiFi is on the losing side. This boils down to "trust," and more people trust the President on national security and restraint in investigation than trust Congress. To the extent Congress is seen as politicizing a security matter, they are making a dumb move.