White House counsel Will Scharf sent a letter to Representative Robert Garcia claiming that proposed Democratic probes into the administration may involve "blatant criminality."
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White House counsel Will Scharf sent a letter to Representative Robert Garcia claiming that proposed Democratic probes into the administration may involve "blatant criminality."
President Donald Trump’s top lawyer warned the incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee that some of its expected investigations may violate the law. White House counsel Will Scharf issued the warning in a letter dated Monday to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
Winnipeg Free Press Sports reported the story as "White House confronts Democrats over planned probes, claiming possible 'criminality'." Star Tribune reported the story as "White House confronts Democrats over planned probes, claiming possible 'criminality'." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the story as "White House confronts Democrats over planned probes, claiming possible ‘criminality’."
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5 sources have covered this story, including Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Star Tribune, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Winnipeg Free Press Sports and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 15 minutes ago.
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- FirstBloombergNov 11, 9:17 AM ET · United StatesCenter
- +39mWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 11, 9:56 AM ET · CanadaCenter
- +45mLas Vegas Review-JournalNov 11, 10:02 AM ET · United StatesRight
- +1h 45mStar TribuneNov 11, 11:02 AM ET · United StatesLeft
- +2h 3mPittsburgh Post-GazetteNov 11, 11:20 AM ET · United StatesRight
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