Analysis by Aaron Blake: From day one, senior officials in the Trump administration have made it clear how little respect they have for Congress, including—and perhaps especially—its constitutional oversight functions. One need only look at former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s history of accusations and her comments about the Dow during her February hearings, or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s extremely combative testimony more recently. The ove…
Analysis by Aaron Blake: From day one, senior officials in the Trump administration have made it clear how little respect they have for Congress, including—and perhaps especially—its constitutional oversight functions. One need only look at former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s history of accusations and her comments about the Dow during her February hearings, or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s extremely combative testimony more recently. The ove…