Legal expert on White House warning to Democrats over possible Trump investigations
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[0:01] A legal showdown is brewing between the
[0:03] White House and the incoming Congress.
[0:04] White House counsel Will Sharf warned
[0:06] Democrats on the House Oversight
[0:08] Committee this week, saying there are
[0:10] threats to potentially investigate
[0:12] administration officials, quote, may
[0:13] cross the line into blatant criminality.
[0:16] He said Congress is required to identify
[0:18] a legitimate legislative purpose for any
[0:21] investigative act. Sharf warned failure
[0:23] to do so represents a clear abuse of
[0:25] power and an affr