I’m sure there’s nothing to find there though.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Friday evening subpoenaed documents related to the reopening of the White House political office, an operation focused on President Obama’s campaign strategy.
Issa, who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, addressed the subpoena to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and demanded, among other information, all documents referring to or relating to the opening of the political office.
Issa has been looking into the White House’s political activity out of concern that it violates the Hatch Act, which restricts many fundraising activities on federal property. He previously subpoenaed David Simas, the office’s director.
In 2011, the Office of Special Counsel found that the Bush administration violated federal laws by using a similar office, run by Karl Rove, to coordinate trips by Cabinet officials with Democratic lawmakers in tough races. That finding came years after Bush already left office.
Obama had a political office during his first two years in the White House, but shut it down in early 2011, ahead of the release of the report finding Bush’s version violated the Hatch Act.