The president of the judiciary will ask documents from dozens of people close to the White House

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The Speaker of the Judiciary of the House, Jerrold Nadler (DN.Y.), said Sunday that his panel would request documents from dozens of entities and individuals close to the White House as part of the investigation of his panel on "obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power".

"Tomorrow, we will send requests for documents to more than 60 different people from the White House to the Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Jr., Allen Weisselberg, to open the investigations and present the case." deal with the American people about the obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power, "Nadler told ABC's" This Week "show.

Nadler said during the interview that he thought President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers discussed possible talks with Cohen: bring 5 things to remember as Republicans tighten up at CPAC Donald Trump puts former presidents to shame of North Korean policies MORE hinders justice.

"It is very clear that the president has obstructed justice," he said.

"It's very clear – 1,100 times he talked about[conseilspécial[Specialcounsel[conseilspécial[special counselRobert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation on Russiaof]investigation as a witch hunt … he tried to protect [former national security adviser Michael] Flynn is under investigation by the FBI. He shot [former FBI director James] Comey to stop the Russian thing, as he told NBC News. … He intimidated witnesses. In public."

"What would you say if Robert Mueller comes back and says definitively that we do not find any collusion on the part of the President." Trump "Will you accept this conclusion?" host George Stephanopoulos asked the New York Democrat.

"We would like to see the evidence behind this and see its validity and we can agree to disagree, but this inquiry goes well beyond collusion.We have seen all the democratic norms on which we count for a government. democratic attacked by the administration, "replied Nadler.

"We have seen attacks on freedom of the press, the press has called the people's enemy, we have seen attacks on the Justice Ministry, attacks on the FBI, attacks on judges. are very corrosive to the freedom and the good functioning of the government and our constitutional system, "he added.

"All this must be examined and the facts exposed to the American people."

Nadler also stated that the evidence was not "all sorted" for "dismissal".

"Before you dismiss someone, you have to convince the American public that this should happen," he added.

Nadler said the dismissal is a "very high bar," adding that Democrats "may or may not get there."

"But what we have to do is protect the legality," he said.

Leader of the minorityKevin McCarthyKevin Owen McCarthy5 Points to Remember As Republicans Move Closer to CPAC A New Debt Collapse Begins For Trump, Democrats The Hill's Morning Report – Cohen's Testimony Flames Up Trump's Partners MORE (D-Calif.) Later told the ABC show that he thought Nadler "decided to dismiss the president the same day he won the elections"

–This report was updated at 10:11 am

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