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Posted on 05/07/2019 4:02:33 PM PDT by jazusamo
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that his panel is still planning to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt to Congress, suggesting that a meeting held earlier between committee staff and the Justice Department did not bear fruit.
Nadler would not comment on the details of the negotiations with the Justice Department regarding the committee’s demands for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, but told reporters Tuesday evening the contempt vote was “still scheduled.”
“The only thing I’m going to say is at the moment, it’s still scheduled,” Nadler told reporters when leaving Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) office Tuesday evening.
It’s still possible that the committee and the Justice Department could reach an agreement before the contempt vote, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday morning.
A Justice Department spokesperson did not respond to a request for information about the meeting with committee staff Tuesday.
On Monday, Nadler announced the committee would vote Wednesday on a resolution recommending Barr be held in contempt after he did not meet the committee’s demands for the full, unredacted Mueller report and underlying evidence.
The Justice Department in a letter to Nadler Monday said it remained open to engaging with the committee to reach an “accommodation that meets the legitimate interests of each of our coequal branches of government” but expressed disappointment that Nadler had moved forward with the contempt process.
Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd also defended Barr as going to great lengths to accommodate members of Congress and urged Nadler to view the less-redacted version of the report the attorney general has made available to select lawmakers. Republicans have also sternly objected to Nadler for scheduling the contempt vote.
Nadler issued a subpoena for Mueller’s full report in April, one day after Barr released a public version that is redacted to conceal grand jury material, details that could compromise ongoing probes, classified material and details on “peripheral” third parties.
Barr has offered select members of Congress, including Nadler, the opportunity to review a less-redacted version of the report in a secure room on the condition they don’t discuss its contents. He has thus far refused Democrats’ request to join them in petitioning a court for the release of grand jury material from the report.
Democrats have described Barr’s accommodations as unacceptable and demanded the full report be made available to Congress. Nadler also wants access to the evidence Mueller collected, saying his committee is entitled to the materials as part of its oversight and investigative responsibilities.
Boyd wrote Nadler last week notifying him the department would not comply with the subpoena, describing it as “overbroad” and “extraordinarily burdensome” and posing a threat to ongoing law enforcement investigations.
Big whoop.
The problem is they could probably find some Obama judge who would enforce such a ridiculous charge.
Jackass Nadler continues to destroy our Constitutional system of governance, but all the Attorney General has to do is Just Say NO!
(Nadler has no power to charge, arrest, or prosecute any American citizen. And his constituents really really should get him OUT of office ASAP, as he is drunk with power he does not have, he’s dangerous to their liberties, too.)
Get on your pelousi and rotate boy
There’s no justification for politically-based fishing expeditions like this.
You can’t make a demand that would be illegal for someone to comply with, then charge them with contempt when they don’t comply ... Jabba the Hut is gonna get sued for abuse of power.
Bill Barr has rights too
Dont worry Jerry you’re treasonous carcass is going to be on trial soon in front of the military. You are going to hang!
Why is the Justice department even meeting with “committee staff”?
Nadler is a DISGUSTING POS!! TYPICAL DEMOCRAT!
Perhaps these clowns can find out where the dossier came from?
Zzzzz
Warning to Nadler: THE PUBLIC LIKES BARR, NOT YOU. THEY REMEMBER THE EVIL YOU PULLED IN THE BUSH ELECTION. THE HANGING CHADS ARE STILL ON YOU. YOU ARE SCUM IN THE VOTERS EYES. LEAVE AG BARR ALONE!
I totally agree, the full unredacted report that Nadless is demanding would be against federal law.
I wish I could tell you they care but I cannot
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Making a good living on the public dime.
Oooooh, I’ll bet Barr is just terrified of Fat B@st@rd right now!
SNORT
Everyone has moved on and Nadler is stuck on stupid
Why? Because he didn’t find anything wrong with Trump? He should be going after his (D) friends who concocted the phony charges.
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