Congressional Democrats used a shadow hearing on Monday to make the case they belong to the party interested in preserving democracy as part of a continued effort to define themselves relative to President Donald Trump despite a lack of power to significantly affect policy change.
Members of the House and Senate judiciary committees questioned three former Justice Department officials — all of whom resigned or were fired after Trump took office this year — and one lawyer who resigned from a firm that struck a deal with Trump.
The lawmakers repeatedly said their decision to highlight these members of the legal community was a response to the unprecedented steps the Trump administration is taking with the Justice Department and other federal agencies.