
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the House Oversight chairman responds to Trump's lawsuit against him and the administration's fight against congressional subpoenas.
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When the Democrats take over the House in January, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md) will likely take over the chairmanship of the House Oversight Committee.
Cummings already has a list of 64 subpoenas he's likely to issue to the Trump Administration.
Cummings, 67, leans on a walker after a knee infection, but neither threats nor injury are likely to keep him from investigating the things he says the President has done to "violate the mandates of the founding fathers."
"We have a duty under the Constitution of the United States, and we are sworn to act as a check on the Executive Branch. And that's all we're doing. If someone wants to tell me don't do my job, which the Constitution says I must do, than I've been violating my oath to myself," he said.
Cummings said Democrats will decide within weeks where they'll start. But he's been passionate on child separations at the border.
He has also pushed to investigate foreign payments to the Trump Hotel, security clearances for members of the Trump family, and Russian meddling.
"We will look at how the Russians or anyone else are interfering in our democracy."
During an appearance on ABC's 'This Week' Rep. Elijah Cummings Kelley, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee said that Kellyanne Conway's endorsement of Ivanka Trump's clothing line was 'A Textbook Case of A Violation of The Law'. He also chimed in on the Gen. Micheal Flynn controversy and Trump's accusations of voter fraud. Watch that interview below.