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Linked some below. Fast and Furious got a bit of attention (link). And

there were countless others on a variety of topics that can easily be found via the Googles. As for the power of Congress to enforce, apparently it could take a while:

"After Republicans took control of the House in 2011, they issued subpoenas to the Obama administration on Operation Fast and Furious in which for two years, a branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed illegal gun sales in order to track sellers and purchasers.

"The White House tried to ignore our subpoenas related to Operation Fast and Furious. We took them to court and won," said Kurt Bardella, who served as deputy communications director and senior adviser to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., when he led the Oversight Committee.

But the road to a final victory was a long time coming.

The House started investigating the operation as soon as Republicans assumed the majority in 2011, ahead of President Barack Obama's re-election bid — but despite apparent judicial wins were still battling the Justice Department over documents long after Obama had left office."

And we're still waiting, apparently.

(In response to this post by WahooMatt05)

Link: Could take a while to see those tax returns.

Posted: 04/23/2019 at 09:01AM

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The White House is ordering people to not comply with subpoenas -- WahooMatt05 04/23/2019 06:56AM

The investigation is over, Congress not going find something fbi didn’t -- TomKazanski 04/23/2019 08:51AM

Ok, I will make you a deal - no investigation into the investigators, and -- hoolstoptheheels 04/23/2019 10:55AM

No. Not gonna happen. Let the investigations begin! -- hoothat 04/23/2019 12:50PM

Ok, but you are exactly what you complain about. I mean exactly. -- hoolstoptheheels 04/23/2019 1:19PM

It's not a witch hunt if it actually happened hools. ** -- hoothat 04/23/2019 1:21PM

Well, Russian interference actually happened. Many examples -- hoolstoptheheels 04/23/2019 1:41PM

And not informing anyone on the Trump Campaign, -- hoothat 04/23/2019 1:49PM

Sorry tax return releasing doesn’t equal transparency -- TomKazanski 04/23/2019 11:57AM

Sorry, but it is the definition of transapency. Minimally acceptable -- hoolstoptheheels 04/23/2019 12:03PM

I’ll give you the returns if you can guarantee innocent business will not -- TomKazanski 04/23/2019 12:12PM

I would guarantee that "innocent" businesses won't be targeted in our -- hoolstoptheheels 04/23/2019 12:31PM

As usual, your understanding of these matters is really poor ** -- WahooRQ 04/23/2019 09:38AM

Disagree. He is king until someone proves otherwise. Amazing -- HoosWillWin 04/23/2019 08:11AM

Hoo's gonna make 'em do it. Seriously. What are the consequences -- WaxHoo 04/23/2019 07:51AM

Yep. Heard Jason Chaffetz the other day saying the Obama administration -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 08:26AM

I’m unfamiliar with this. Do you have any examples? ** -- WahooMatt05 04/23/2019 08:47AM

Linked some below. Fast and Furious got a bit of attention (link). And -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 09:01AM

Fast and Furious objections were grounded in executive privilege. -- DanTheFan 04/23/2019 10:37AM

That’s different, you tell em DAN! ** -- TomKazanski 04/23/2019 12:06PM

Exactly right. Not that these clowns know the difference, of course. ** -- WahooRQ 04/23/2019 11:56AM

The clown Kazanski certain'y diesn't ** -- WaxHoo 04/23/2019 4:05PM

There are NOT countless others. There were -- 111Balz 04/23/2019 09:47AM

^^^Still thinks 33K emails were all about yoga routines. But thank goodness -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 10:24AM

^^^ why nobody here can have a reasoned discussion with you. -- WaxHoo 04/23/2019 4:07PM

As usual you deflect ** -- 111Balz 04/23/2019 11:13AM

LOL! You're right. That was a DOJ subpoena she didn't comply with. ** -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 11:15AM

Explain that one for us, big fella. ** -- WahooRQ 04/23/2019 1:13PM

Color me shocked ** -- TomKazanski 04/23/2019 08:52AM

Yeah if you are going to make this argument you need to do -- 111Balz 04/23/2019 08:42AM

Seems there is no risk to noncompliance -- WaxHoo 04/23/2019 08:40AM

Please go case by case with Obama, and I might agree with -- HoosWillWin 04/23/2019 08:31AM

Chaffetz wasn't specific, but here's one of countless articles on the topic -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 08:47AM

You keep saying countless but keep pointing to the same -- 111Balz 04/23/2019 09:49AM

Just a slip of the tongue in the heat of the moment ** -- Hoo TV 04/23/2019 10:35AM

The classic SHS defense -- Hoodeac 04/23/2019 2:18PM

Concern about a political divide was absent from the right -- HoosWillWin 04/23/2019 09:13AM

That dates to long before '08. But I guess that's one way to dismiss that -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 09:19AM

Pursue Hillary and throw her in jail if you like, but the GOP controlled -- HoosWillWin 04/23/2019 09:22AM

And that pertains to ignoring subpoenas and "faux" outrage over it, how? ** -- Hoodafan 04/23/2019 10:16AM

Any day now, the GOP is going to reach its tipping point level of disgust ** -- Hoo TV 04/23/2019 07:53AM

In history, has a party ever rejected its president? ( Nixon? A. Johnson?) ** -- Hoogle.com 04/23/2019 08:15AM

The Republicans ditched Nixon ** -- Hoo TV 04/23/2019 08:35AM

Serioulsy? ** -- WaxHoo 04/23/2019 08:04AM

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume it was TIC -- WahooMatt05 04/23/2019 08:16AM

Yes, TIC. The GOP has sold its soul, what little it still had with Mitch -- Hoo TV 04/23/2019 08:49AM