House panel votes to authorize subpoenas to obtain full Mueller report

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Rachael Bade April 3 at 10:27 AM

A House panel voted Wednesday to authorize subpoenas to obtain special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s full report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, laying down a marker in a constitutional power struggle that could end up in the courts.

The House Judiciary Committee voted, 24-17, along party lines, to authorize its chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), to subpoena the report and underlying documents of Mueller’s probe from Attorney General William P. Barr.

The panel, which has jurisdiction over impeachment, also voted to subpoena five former White House officials they believe may have received documents relevant to the special counsel’s probe.

“This committee has a job to do,” Nadler said. “The Constitution charges Congress with holding the president accountable for alleged official misconduct. That job requires us to evaluate the evidence for ourselves — not the attorney general’s summary, not a substantially redacted synopsis, but the full report and the underlying evidence.”

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[notdarkyet]

1. Get the truth Nadler!

[DirtEdonE]

2. "...the full report and the underlying evidence." Yes. nt

[Ponietz]

3. I hope he's swearing out a warrant for Barr on obstruction of justice per se

[SummerSnow]

4. Trump ordering Barr to the WH right now, lots of cussing will happen.

[erlewyne]

5. Kind of puts the GOP in a loselose situation

Damned if you do and damned if you don't, I mean, if they get
away with it they will be tarnished for eternity. No matter if they do
or if they don't.

[MyOwnPeace]

6. WAY TO GO, Congressman!

DO YOUR JOB!!!!!

[Chakaconcarne]

8. What are the predicted roadblocks we might see?

There must be something in store...surely Barr predicted this would happen.

[FBaggins]

11. Lots and lots

It would be entertaining if the stakes weren't so high... but many here assume that whatever piece of government is on our side should have the power to see to it that justice is done. When we controlled the White House and they controlled the House of representatives... they were perfectly happy for the AG to ignore House subpoenas and even being found in contempt. Now that the situations are reversed, they assume that a House committee can get whatever it wants on whatever timeline it demands.

At this point, I assume that it's mostly showboating for the base to keep the issue up front. Likely little will happen until Barr submits the redacted Mueller report. What ends up happening next will depend on how well it aligns with Barr's initial summary. If it's clear that Mueller had something that we can work with and some of it is hidden... then things will ramp up pretty quickly (though it would still end up in court). If enough of the conclusions are clear and they really do say "no collusion"... we'll have to see what might come next.

[berni_mccoy]

9. 17 Traitors on The House Judiciary Committee

That’s what should scare voters.

[bluestarone]

10. I'm thinking at one time BARR offered

To appear before the House! I'm soo happy the House did this. Does Barr STILL agree to testify? We'll see i guess.

[study war no more]

12. I wouldn't get too excited

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the 'real' report has already been Enron'd.

[DallasNE]

13. Barr Seems To Have Abandoned His Plan

To summarize the report as he is now speaking about extensive redacting of grand jury related material. But if there is a lot of that it would indicate Mueller's work wasn't yet completed when Barr shut it down so that is kind of a lose-lose for Barr. Then there is the prior examples where the prosecutor has gone to court for permission to provide that to Congress so Barr looks to have a pretty weak hand to play.

[Igel]

15. He said his plan.

On day 2, that he'd redact the report per various requirements and forward what he could.

I don't see that he's changed this. Just that people assume that to redact the report meant to "summarize." Or, as another put it, provide a "synopsis" (which is a brief summary). The assumption actually seems to be that anything he says is a lie, so why bother even paying attention?

[Maxheader]

14. While the phonts laugh....