This is a crisis, a war on constitutional government. “They have decided to oppose the role of Congress as a coordinate branch of government representing the American people. They are stonewalling the American people from all information, and this cannot be.”

Fans of immediate impeachment seek to win a battle, but risk losing the war. “An impeachment that only seems to redound to the political benefit of the impeached official is more likely to subvert norms than reinforce them, and more likely to embolden norm breakers than chastise them. Impeachment campaigns may be moments of high drama, but the protagonists must take care not to unwittingly cast themselves in the role of the villain rather than the hero.”

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New York chooses sides in the war between Trump and the Constitution. “Taking aim at President Trump, New York lawmakers voted on Wednesday to allow congressional committees to seek the president’s tax returns and to close a potential loophole for those he might pardon.” Good for them.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) steers clear of impeachment. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) declares war: “ ‘Case not closed, buddy’: Warren goes all in on Trump impeachment.' ”

Another chapter in the Trump family war on the truth opens. “The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation, sources with direct knowledge told Axios. ... It’s also a sign that the Russia investigations in Congress aren’t over despite the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe and despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-Ky.] saying it’s time to move on from the Russia probe.”

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