What Causes Republicans to Wake Up In a Sweat

This is kind of precious. Congressional Republicans have compiled a list of what awaits them and their president if the Democrats win control of the House in November. They've even logged it all in a spreadsheet.

Publicly, House Republicans are putting on a brave face about the midterms. But privately, they are scrambling to prepare for the worst. This document, which catalogs requests Democrats have already made, is part of that effort.
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It has churned Republican stomachs. Here are some of the probes it predicts: 

President Trump’s tax returns 

Trump family businesses — and whether they comply with the Constitution's emoluments clause, including the Chinese trademark grant to the Trump Organization 

Trump's dealings with Russia, including the president's preparation for his meeting with Vladimir Putin 

The payment to Stephanie Clifford — a.k.a. Stormy Daniels 

James Comey's firing 

Trump's firing of U.S. attorneys 

Trump's proposed transgender ban for the military 

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's business dealings 

White House staff's personal email use 

Cabinet secretary travel, office expenses, and other misused perks 

Discussion of classified information at Mar-a-Lago 

Jared Kushner's ethics law compliance 

Dismissal of members of the EPA board of scientific counselors 

The travel ban 

Family separation policy 

Hurricane response in Puerto Rico 

Election security and hacking attempts 

White House security clearances

The spreadsheet is said to list 100 items that the Republicans would rather see unexplored.

Thanks to their control of Congress, Republicans have blocked most of the Democrats’ investigative requests. But if the House flips, the GOP loses its power to stymie. Lawyers close to the White House tell me the Trump administration is nowhere near prepared for the investigatory onslaught that awaits them, and they consider it among the greatest threats to his presidency.

If you were Paul Ryan you too might want to beat feet out of Washington, or at least Capitol Hill, while the getting is good.