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Article snippet: The House Judiciary Committee’s newly launched probe into MORE’s administration, business and campaign is likely to dominate the panel’s work over the coming months. The investigation threatens to dog the president well into the 2020 race, and Trump is already lashing out at House Democrats for “playing games” and trying to bruise his reelection chances. The probe also faces its own hurdles, including the likelihood the White House will assert executive privilege to evade portions of the broad swath of document requests unveiled Monday, a move that could trigger a lengthy court battle. The wide-ranging probe into allegations of obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuses of power is also expected to place significant demands on committee staff given the sheer volume of documents and correspondence they will have to sift through and catalogue. “You send out 81 letters, you’re doing a serious investigation. There is going to be an issue for them because it is not only large, but it is amorphous,” said Steven Cash, former chief counsel for Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Cash noted that Democratic committee aides will need to keep track of document and interview requests, contacts with lawyers representing those 81 individuals and entities and decisions on subpoenas being issued to witnesses who do not comply. “Just imagine the spreadsheets that are going to have to be done,” Cash said. “That is resource-intensive.” The scope of the document r... Link to the full article to read more