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Post captures the dems' new approach to donald trump. blake who will join us in just a moment writes, "house democrats are clearly not cowed. in fact, quite the opposite." that came to life in his comment from speaker pelosi who told reporters, "the president should not bring threats to the floor of the house." the chairs of three powerful house committees now investigating trump have also weighed in insisting they have no intention of backing off. >> i want to address the president's remarks last night. his effort to discourage any meaningful oversight of the administration, that's a nonstart...

President. >> we are doing what is demanded by our constitution. that is to be a check and balance on the executive branch. as a matter of fact, we're sworn to do that, and we're going to do that. >> to say that we can't do that is to say we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. it's to assert an executive preeminence that one would think he might be a dictator. he cannot escape nor should any president escape congressional oversight. >> well, heard him earlier, the new chairman of house intel adam schif made his big move today. he announced he is starting and broadening the committee's russia...

Withhold any legislative add vancement. if we do our proper oversight, we're going to do our proper oversight. >> here is chairman elijah cummings of the oversight committee today. >> when he said something to the effect that partisan investigations -- it's not about partisan investigations. we are doing what is demanded by our constitution. >> and here's chairman jerry nadler today, he's chairman of the house judiciary committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the impeachment process. >> to say that we can't do that is to say we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. it's to assert a...

Effect that partisan investigations -- it's not about partisan investigations. we are doing what is demanded by our constitution. >> and here's chairman jerry nadler today, he's chairman of the house judiciary committee, the committee that has jurisdiction over the impeachment process. >> to say that we can't do that is to say we shouldn't do our constitutional duty. it's to assert an executive preeminence that one would think he might want to be a dictator. >> tomorrow chairman richard kneel of the powerful house ways and means committee will hold his first hearings on ways to obtain presiden...