'Seismic development' flagged as new GOP threat 'plays right into Dems' hands': analysts

Summary

The White House is warning House Democrats that some of their planned investigations could cross into criminal behavior. Critics say the claim is extraordinary, and that it is likely to backfire. Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported early Wednesday morning that White House counsel Will Scharf sent a letter Monday to Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee. The letter warned that “some of the new majority’s investigations could cross the line into criminal behavior.” “It’s an audacious claim that signals the White House is taking an aggressive —…

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