Russia, money laundering, business corruption, and of course, those pesky tax returns. All of it is suddenly on the table in a serious way now that the Dems control House committees. The excellent Dahlia Lithwick in Slate: “There will now be a massive check on this presidency that brings with it subpoena powers, the authority to compel the Trump administration to produce evidence, and the power to call witnesses to testify.”

+ “The majority means Democratic chairs of committees will have subpoena power, and are likely to deluge the Trump administration with requests for documents and testimony on a range of issues. They could demand to see the president’s tax returns. They could even attempt to impeach him.” David Graham: The Democrats Are Back, and Ready to Take On Trump.

+ Trump’s preemptive response: “Two can play that game!”