House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler warned Attorney General William Barr in a letter Friday that Democrats will initiate contempt proceedings unless the Justice Department…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler warned Attorney General William Barr in a letter Friday that Democrats will initiate contempt proceedings unless the Justice Department releases the full version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
“The Committee is prepared to make every realistic effort to reach an accommodation with the Department,” Nadler wrote in the letter. “But if the Department persists in its baseless refusal to comply with a validly issued subpoena, the Committee will move to contempt proceedings and seek further legal recourse.”
Nadler issued a subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report April 19 with an initial deadline of Wednesday, according to NBC News. The letter includes a new date: Monday, May 6, at 9 a.m.
“The Department has repeatedly asserted that Congress’ requests do not serve ‘legitimate’ purposes,” the letter states.
