Washington Post: “As president, Donald Trump stymied lawmakers seeking his financial records and the testimony of a close adviser by employing a legal strategy that worked to his advantage even when he lost in court. Trump has turned to these familiar tactics now in a bid to thwart House investigators pursuing accountability for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, but legal observers say that in this latest test of executive power, such an approach may fail to achieve his desired outcome. ‘Donald Trump just has one play in his playbook. Delay. He tries it everywhere,” said Washington lawyer Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general. ‘It was easier for him when his folks controlled the Justice Department, but now that they don’t, it’s a much harder strategy.'”
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