In an article on CNN today, they are discussing why the Democrats are not going to officially vote for an inquiry. I found this little tidbit interesting:
"During the Clinton and Nixon impeachment inquiries, the House passed their inquiry resolutions so they could gain tools like more subpoena power and depositions, and included in those resolutions were nods to bipartisanship that gave the minority party subpoena power, too. But the House rules have changed since the last impeachment of a president more than two decades ago. In this Congress, the House majority already has unilateral subpoena power, a rule change that was made when Republicans last controlled the House, so Democrats don't need to pass any resolution to grant those powers."
Assuming that the above is a true statement, this is kinda like how Democrats opened up the nuclear option and it is now being used against them. Republicans probably thought this subpoena power option was a good idea at the time, but it puts Trump in a bad legal position now. At this point, I believe that their strategy is to do everything in their power to send this to the courts, knowing full well that it is a losing scenario, but it gives them time to both A) Build a more comprehensive legal defense, B) Gives them time to dig up evidence that they can release to change the current media narrative and C) Gives them time to both uncover the whistleblowers / leakers and continue a discrediting campaign against their actions.
