Raskin Says Democrats Plan Subpoenas for Firms Tied to Trump

Representative Jamie Raskin says House Democrats plan to investigate private companies and law firms over their dealings with President Donald Trump’s administration, and will seek subpoenas once Democrats control the House Judiciary Committee in January. Raskin, the committee’s ranking Democrat and expected incoming chairman, outlined the plan in an interview with MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace after Democrats won a House majority in the midterm elections. He said the inquiry would reach beyond the administration to private corporations he accused of collaborating in what he described as lawlessness. Raskin singled out Paul Weiss among law firms he said had yielded to pressure from the Trump administration and made concessions. He characterized the administration’s tactics as coercive. Those descriptions are Raskin’s allegations; the reports do not independently establish wrongdoing by the firms or companies. Raskin said his office and other Democrats had sent letters to law firms seeking information, and that responses had not been forthcoming. He said subpoenas could compel cooperation after Democrats gain committee authority. The specific businesses that might be...