House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff announced on that the panel will consider an “enforcement action” against William Barr for defying his subpoena for Mueller’s unredacted report and its supporting intelligence materials
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Thursday that the panel will consider an “enforcement action” against Attorney General William Barr for defying the chairman’s subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and its supporting intelligence materials.
“It is certainly my sense that this is a top-down instruction from the president to stonewall all congressional requests, no matter how reasonable,” Schiff said, adding that he would consult with the House general counsel about the best enforcement mechanism, which could include contempt of Congress.Sign Up
Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd told Schiff in a letter on Wednesday that his initial request is unworkable, but said all members of the Intelligence panel could view a less redacted version of the report. That document, which only 12 senior lawmakers currently have access to, does not include grand jury information.
After the committee completes its review of the first volume, the sources said, the Justice Department would ask the committee to provide a list of 12 specific documents, not categories, that it believes are necessary for the committee's work.Schiff issued the subpoena after he and Rep.
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