Former DOJ Official Tears Apart Trump Admin’s Threat to Congress (w/ Elliot Williams)

The White House is threatening criminal charges against Democrats for investigating the Trump administration. But does it have any legal basis? Catherine Rampell and former Obama DOJ official Elliot Williams to explain why the threat is largely empty, how the Constitution protects congressional oversight, and what happens when Democrats take control of the House. They also discuss the legal and political risks of the coming investigations, how the Trump administration could use DOJ investigations and lawsuits to slow Democrats down, and why incoming Oversight Chair Robert Garcia’s talk of political pettiness could undermine the very accountability Democrats are promising to deliver.