House Democrats develop sudden new interest in oversight of foundations and conflicts of interest

Rep. Elijah Cummings and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are now really, really interested in conflicts of interest and potential issues with a charitable foundation now that it’s President-elect Donald Trump:

.@RepCummings: I have asked @jasoninthehouse to hold President-Elect Trump to the same standard he held @HillaryClinton to.

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) November 22, 2016

But Rep. Cummings didn’t hold Hillary Clinton to that standard.

More from Dems:

.@RepCummings: The American people don't want to see elected officials benefit from their positions. They want fairness and transparency.

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) November 22, 2016

.@RepCummings: The American people deserve to know if their President is benefiting financially from holding office.

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) November 22, 2016

@RepCummings requests docs about Trump Foundation's apparent "self-dealing" READ: https://t.co/yygUFA7mi0

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) November 22, 2016

@RepCummings on Trump Foundation's 2015 tax filings: if accurate, appear to corroborate reports of self-dealing https://t.co/yygUFAoXGA

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) November 22, 2016

Here’s the letter Rep. Cummings sent to Trump’s lawyers regarding the foundation “self-dealing” issue:

NEW: @RepCummings requests documents related to Trump Foundation's apparent admission of "self-dealing" pic.twitter.com/iLVhub8OtV

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 22, 2016

Good luck with that. As Republicans found out during the past 8 years, Congressional investigations are limited in what they can do.

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