Democrats on Capitol Hill have made impassioned floor speeches, previewed legislative action and expressed outrage on social media in the wake of the controversial indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey.
But since the indictment last week, they have found themselves in a familiar position: Having little political power to force immediate changes, and few tactics to hold the Justice Department to account.
Saddled with that dynamic, Democrats have sought to publicly appeal to congressional Republicans, many of whom have either cheered on the criminal charges against Comey or avoided weighing in on it.
