House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler scheduled a vote Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the battle between the Democrat-led House and President Donald Trump's administration.
Nadler is proposing to hold Barr in contempt after the Justice Department declined to provide the committee with a full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report on Trump and Russia. The committee had given Barr until 9 a.m. Monday to comply.The vote will be on a resolution that says:"William P. Barr, the Attorney General of the United States, shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena.
It's the latest in a series of actions as Democrats try to conduct oversight of the Trump administration in the aftermath of Mueller's report. Still, Democratic House leaders have signaled they will methodically take advantage of all the legal steps available. They could also file a civil lawsuit against the Justice Department — an option that could take months or even years to resolve. Some members of the committee have suggested they also could fine Barr as he withholds the information.
In terms of the underlying materials, Nadler said the committee wants to see witness interviews and"items such as contemporaneous notes" that are cited in the report. He also asked that all members of Congress be allowed to review an unredacted version of the report. As the fight with Barr has escalated, Democrats have been in negotiations to hear from Mueller himself. Trump complicated those negotiations Sunday when he tweeted that he would oppose Mueller's testimony.
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