The Justice Department told the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William P. Barr would ask President Trump to assert privilege over the sensitive materials subpoenaed by Democrats.
By Rachael Bade and Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Matt Zapotosky Matt Zapotosky National security reporter covering the Justice Department Email Bio Follow May 7 at 11:46 PM The Justice Department informed the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday night that it would ask President Trump to assert executive privilege over underlying evidence in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report, a move all but assuring that Attorney General William P.
“Such unreasonable demands, together with the Committee’s precipitous threat to hold the Attorney General in contempt, are a transparent attempt to short-circuit the constitutionally mandated accommodation process and provoke an unnecessary conflict between our respective branches of government,” Boyd wrote.
A Judiciary Committee source said the panel’s vote to hold Barr in contempt is still on track for Wednesday morning. House Democrats are then expected to take the matter to court to let a judge decide on the merits. The White House and Trump himself, however, have promised to block Congress from picking up where Mueller left off, declaring the issue closed entirely. On Tuesday, White House lawyers barred former White House counsel Donald McGahn from turning over subpoenaed documents related to the probe.
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