Congress must investigate Trump. But it must also be strategic about it | Laurence H Tribe

Investigations should be undertaken more with a view to legislating for the future than coming to terms with the past

Rarely have the demands of constitutional democracy and the rule of law been in greater tension with the imperatives of progressive politics. Fidelity to the constitution and the primacy of law over naked power call for a determined effort by Congress to unearth the full truth about Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the election, and since assuming office.

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