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    White House stiff-arms House Judiciary Committee on Russia investigation

    by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2019 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - The White House hardened its opposition to House Democrats' investigations Wednesday, telling lawmakers that they had no authority to examine how President Donald Trump has wielded his executive authority.

    The stance stiffens Trump's already obdurate approach toward Capitol Hill, and it represents an expansive view of how presidents can stonewall congressional requests for documents or testimony from administration officials.

    "The Committee's inquiries transparently amount to little more than an attempt to duplicate - and supplant -

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