NEW: House Judiciary Cmte. Chairman Nadler issues ultimatum to AG Barr, threatens contempt proceedings in effort to obtain the full Mueller report.
on April 19, gave the Department of Justice a new deadline of 9 a.m. ET Monday to respond. Nadler's original deadline for the department to comply with the subpoena was Wednesday.In the Friday letter, Nadler asked that DOJ reconsider its refusal to allow all members of Congress and appropriate staff to review redacted portions of the report in a secure location, excluding grand jury material.
Nadler also asked that DOJ work directly with Congress to seek a court order for the grand jury material in Mueller's report, writing that there is precedent for the courts to authorize the release. Barr, however, has suggested in his congressional testimony that he has no interest in seeking the release of grand jury materials.
“Lastly, it cannot go unremarked that, in refusing to comply with congressional oversight requests, the Department has repeatedly asserted that Congress’s requests do not serve 'legitimate' purposes. This is not the Department’s judgment to make,” Nadler said. “Congress’s constitutional, oversight and legislative interest in investigating misconduct by the President and his associates cannot be disputed.
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