1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Legislative Purpose and Adviser Immunity in Congressional Investigations May 24, 2019 The Trump Administration has recently questioned the legal validity of numerous investigative demands made by House co
2、mmittees. These objections have been based on various grounds, but two specific arguments will be addressed in this Sidebar. First, the President and other Administration officials have contended that certain committee demands lack a valid “legislative purpose” and therefore do not fall within Congr
3、esss investigative authority. This objection has been made not only in response to investigations seeking information relating to the Presidents personal finances, including his financial records and federal tax returns, but also to challenge a subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee for th
4、e complete version of Special Counsel Muellers report along with underlying evidence and materials. Second, the President has made a more generalized claim that his advisers cannot be made to testify before Congress, even in the face of a committee subpoena. This position, based upon the executive b
