THEY CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TRACK SO WE’LL BRING IN CAPITOL HILL
REPORTER LEANN CALDWELL TO BREAK
IT ALL DOWN FOR US.
>> I’M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A
LITTLE BIT TODAY ABOUT THE OTHER
INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. THE ONES THAT DO NOT INVOLVE
SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER,
THE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE OR
THE RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN THE
2016 ELECTION.
2016 ELECTION. I’M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
DOZENS OF OTHER INVESTIGATIONS
THAT CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS
HAVE OPEN AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.
AND LET’S BREAK THEM DOWN INTO
CATEGORIES TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE
MORE SIMPLE.
MORE SIMPLE. THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL POWER,
THE EMOLUMENT.
THE EMOLUMENT. SPENDING MONEY AT THE
PRESIDENT’S GOLF COURSE,
RESORTS, HOTELS AROUND THE
WORLD.
WORLD. ESPECIALLY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
22 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS HAVE
SPENT MONEY AT TRUMP RESORTS
SINCE HE WAS ELECTED.
CRITICS SAY THAT THIS IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THIS IS WHY.
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE
CONSTITUTION SAYS.
CONSTITUTION SAYS. NO PERSON HOLDING ANY OFFICE OF
PROFIT SHALL, WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE CONGRESS, ACCEPT
ANY PRESENT EMOLUMENT OFFICE OR
TITLE OF ANY KIND FROM ANY KING,
PRINCE OR FOREIGN STATE.
THE SECOND CATEGORY, TRUMP’S
FINANCES.
FINANCES. ON THIS CATEGORY, THEY REALLY
WANT THE PRESIDENT’S TAX
RETURNS.
RETURNS. THE CONGRESS HAS ASKED FOR HIS
TAX RETURNS AND SUBMITTED --
>> THE TRUMP FAMILY CRIMINAL
ENTERPRISE.
ENTERPRISE. >> Reporter: THEY WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT HIS PERSONAL FINANCES BUT
THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE
FINANCES OF HIS BUSINESSES.
THEY HAVE SUBPOENAED EIGHT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO GET
THOSE DOCUMENTS.
THOSE DOCUMENTS. TWO OF THEM HAVE COMPLIED.
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT’S IN THOSE
YET.
YET. AND THEN TWO OTHER BANKS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SUED TO MAKE
SURE THEY DO NOT TURN OVER THESE
DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS. THE JUDGE SAYS ACTUALLY THAT IS
LEGITIMATE.
LEGITIMATE. CONGRESS CAN HAVE THESE
DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS. SO THE PRESIDENT IS APPEALING
THAT DECISION.
THAT DECISION. THOSE ARE ALSO CAUGHT UP IN THE
COURT.
COURT. BUT WHAT THE CONGRESS WANTS,
THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF
THERE’S ANY MONEY LAUNDERING.
AGAIN, ALSO ANY CONNECTIONS TO
RUSSIA.
RUSSIA. A THIRD CATEGORY OF THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS THIS
GOVERNANCE.
GOVERNANCE. THE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES ARE
LOOKING INTO THE EASING OF
SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN
OLIGARCHS, OLEG DERAPOSKOV.
AND HE WAS SANCTIONED IN THE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
BUT THERE’S BEEN AN EASING OF
THESE SANCTIONS, AND THE
CONGRESS WANTS TO KNOW WHY.
ARE THERE ANY CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN
AND THIS OLIGARCH.
FAMILY SEPARATIONS AT THE
BORDER.
BORDER. SO THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. IN FACT, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
ISSUES THEY OPENED UP AN
INVESTIGATION INTO WHEN
DEMOCRATS TOOK CONTROL OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN
JANUARY.
JANUARY. EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS HAVE
SIGNED ON TO THIS INVESTIGATION,
SIGNING ON TO THE SUBPOENAS THAT
HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
THERE’S NO RESULTS YET.
BUT THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY
HAVEN’T SAID A LOT ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION, BUT PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS SAID THAT ENDING THE
FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY WAS A,
QUOTE, DISASTER.
QUOTE, DISASTER. HE SAID IT HAS INCREASED THE
NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS TRYING TO
CROSS THE BORDER.
SECURITY CLEARANCES.
SECURITY CLEARANCES. CONGRESS IS REALLY INTERESTED IN
THIS ISSUE OF SECURITY
CLEARANCES BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
SAYING THAT PEOPLE WITHIN THE
WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING TRUMP’S
SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER WAS
GIVEN A SECURITY CLEARANCE,
DESPITE THE RECOMMENDATION OF
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS WHO HAVE
SAID NOT TO DO THAT.
>> I DON’T THINK HE SHOULD HAVE
BEEN GIVEN ONE TO BEGIN WITH,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE PORTFOLIO
THAT HE’S HAD.
>> THAT’S A LOT OF
INVESTIGATIONS, BUT THERE’S
MORE.
MORE. THEY ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AND THE ROLLBACK OF A LOT OF
REGULATIONS.
REGULATIONS. THEY’RE INVESTIGATING THE
TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
TO SAUDI ARABIA.
THEY ARE LOOKING INTO PUERTO
RICO DISASTER AID.
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DeVOS’
FIRING OF AN INTERNAL INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
GENERAL. VOTING RIGHTS AND THE REFUSAL OF
THE ADMINISTRATION TO DEFEND THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
SO WHILE DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT GONE
DOWN THIS ROAD, BUT ALL THAT WE
KNOW IS THEY’VE TRIED TO