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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