Congress Must Exercise Oversight of Trump Administration

Donald Trump, who is perhaps not truly the “most transparent” president in history, has declared that his administration will contest all subpoenas from Congress. This is a problem, because when Congress subpoenas documents or testimony from the White House, it does so in performance of its duty to oversee the executive branch.

President Trump argues that Democrats controlling the House of Representatives are overreaching, searching for problems in the White House where none exist. Of course, any president might suspect Congress of investigating with too much zeal, and the correct balance isn’t always easy to judge.