Trump fighting all Congressional oversight. Here are their arguments, in a nutshell:
“"Congressional investigations are intended to obtain information to aid in evaluating potential legislation, not to harass political opponents or to pursue an unauthorized 'do-over' of exhaustive law enforcement investigations conducted by the Department of Justice," White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote, citing special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report on his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump sought to obstruct the investigation.”
Those should all be losers, but the one that stands out is “do over of law enforcement”
It stands out because a) one Judge is already seemingly skeptical but b) it runs counter to the very reason Mueller punted and that was Justice Department policy that you cannot indict a President. In other words, there can be no “law enforcement” against a President because the Constitution provides for Impeachment by Congress (so this could not be a do over of law enforcement).
So, why would Trump advance such a seemingly misguided argument that could actually end up getting him in a really bad spot because indictment is MUCH worse than impeachment?
1. He’s convinced of his innocence even with counsel that has to be telling him the opposite or at least that there is a real risk he could be impeached or indicted (based on Mueller rept)
2. He’s convinced he will not lose the Senate so he’d never be impeached and doesn’t think he might get indicted after office (even though the Mueller implies as much)
3. He is convinced he will get re-elected and so he is just going to run out the clock betting that Kavanaugh and the rest save him?
Hard to say but it seems obvious the do over/law enforcement argument is not only a complete loser but one that could actually get him in real legal jeopardy (Nixon was only impeached?)