A U.S. House panel was poised to vote on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Will...
WASHINGTON - A U.S. House panel was poised to vote on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena that demanded the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Nadler said he expected the full House to back it and that it was Congress’ right to oversee the White House as a co-equal branch of government: “Otherwise, we have a monarchy.” The judiciary panel was set to meet at 10 a.m. EDT and vote on a resolution recommending that the full House of Representatives find Barr in contempt of Congress. Panel staff and Justice Department officials worked behind the scenes in the hopes of a deal to avert the proceedings.
Nadler subpoenaed the full document and underlying evidence, saying the material was necessary for lawmakers to determine whether Trump obstructed justice by trying to upend the Mueller probe. Barr missed two subpoena deadlines for turning over the material, the latest on Monday. The redacted Mueller report details extensive contacts between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Moscow, but did not find there was a conspiracy between Moscow and the campaign. The report also describes actions Trump took to try to impede Mueller’s investigation.
Mueller’s report said McGahn told investigators that Trump unsuccessfully pressured him to remove Mueller and then asked him to deny that Trump had done so. The accounts are based partly on the documents sought by House Democrats.
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