Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full, un-redacted report
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report and underlying evidence from his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
The committee vote escalated congressional pressure on Attorney General William Barr to hand over all that Mueller documented during his 22-month probe, including grand jury evidence. “The Trump administration has an idea. They want to redact the Mueller report before they provide it to Congress,” Nadler said at committee meeting before the vote. “This committee has a job to do. ... That job requires us to evaluate the evidence for ourselves.”
But it is not clear if the Justice Department would simply hand over all the documents they now seek. The department could ignore the subpoena, running the risk of being held in contempt of Congress, and prepare for a potentially lengthy battle in the courts. Trump took a dig on Tuesday at Nadler and House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, one of the president’s strongest critics in Congress about the Russia investigation.
“He is picking the fight because fighting makes good headlines, and because his caucus is desperate for dirt on this president,” said Representative Doug Collins, top Republican on the panel.
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