Article snippet: MORE and House Democrats on Wednesday opened up a pitched battle over an intensifying set of investigations, the latest sign partisan warfare may extinguish chances of bipartisan cooperation on major issues under divided government. The public clash came one day after Trump slammed Democrats for “ridiculous partisan investigations” in his State of the Union address. Undeterred, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee charged ahead with plans for a sweeping investigation into Russia’s election interference and Trump’s finances. Trump responded by blasting Chairman Schiff shot back that he “won’t be distracted or intimidated by threats or attacks” by Trump. “I can understand why the idea of meaningful oversight terrifies the president,” the California Democrat tweeted. “Several of his close associates are going to jail, others await trial, and criminal investigations continue.” The Intelligence panel’s investigation is one of several House Democrats are launching using their newfound majority, all of which promise to dog the president well into his 2020 reelection campaign. Trump is also grappling with special counsel MORE’s investigation into whether members of his 2016 presidential campaign coordinated with Moscow, in addition to a federal probe into payments made during the race by then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to women who claimed to have had affairs with the former business mogul. The president’s comments on Wednesday stood in stark contrast to... Link to the full article to read more