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| https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/house-democrats-convene-their-own-hearing-to-talk-about-donald-trump-s | House Democrats Convene Their Own Hearing to Talk About Donald Trumps Conflicts of Interest | 2016-12-15 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Democrat | House | MD | John Sarbanes | S001168 | sarbanes.house.gov | legacy | Even though they hold no committee gavels in their hands and no subpoena power to command witnesses to testify, House Democrats are going to try and provide oversight of the Trump administration whether Republicans want to or not…. On Wednesday, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, showed what that would look like. In a meeting room in the Capitol Visitor Center, Cummings and four other Democrats ― Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) ― convened a hearing with three ethics experts to examine President-elect Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |