Government. And then simply says, but you can go to court because thats how things always work. Again, its just important to remember. The facts are clear. No president has ever, ever, ever obstructed congress in the manner that weve seen from President Trump. Will the gentleman yield . In a moment. And so as as we go forward, and i dont know how much longer well be here. Its always important to makel sure that the facts are clear. And that we dont muddy the waters by suggesting that something that is sosu unprecedented, that weve never seen before in the history of our country, is somehow just a parcel of thes way things work around here. They dont. Know it. Friends on The Other Side of the aisle know it. The American People know it. But mr. Johnsons right. Sometimes its important to remind them of it. T. I yield. Will the gentleman yield . Nt thank you. I just want to add a little
constitutional postscript to underscore the verye important point that mr. Deutch is making here. The ar
it means impeding the ability of the united states house of representatives to perform its constitutional duty. and unlike the obstruction of congress thatti has taken placen the past, this president s obstruction of congress has been total, has been absolute, and has been categorical. in 1999 and 98, when president clinton was the subject of an impeachmentsu inquiry, this committee propounded 81 interrogatories to his administration and he responded. in 1974, during the watergate investigation, nixon s chief of staff testified. nixon s counsel testified. in this instance, the president has taken steps to ensure that this committee does not receive,