Trump is attempting to block California from setting its own higher standards for auto emissions. He has also rejected higher standards for fuel economy. Why? The auto industry is preparing to meet those higher standards, so it is not for their benefit. In fact the uncertainty hurts them.
When looked at in light of his rollback of other environment protections it becomes clear that his intention is to render the EPA ineffectual. But it is not just the EPA, it is part of a larger scheme to dismantle the "administrative state" piece by piece. At the same time he moves to increase executive power and shield it from oversight. Republicans seem to approve, but will sing a very different tune when the Democrats occupy the White House.
Think there's a war in the offing. — Banno
There’s enough there to know that this isn’t “Dems inventing fake crimes”, so I ask you again to explain the reasoning behind your accusation.
I don’t know what the crime is, but the Inspector General considers it an urgent concern, and the White House considers it bad enough to order the DNI not to comply with their legal requirements to provide the information to Congress.
So yet again I ask you to explain why you believe this to be “Dems inventing fake crimes”.
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