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Justice Department to Turn Over Mueller Probe Documents

Ken Bredemeier

   Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reached a deal Monday
   for the Justice Department to turn over crucial documents collected by
   special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President
   Donald Trump obstructed justice by trying to thwart his probe of
   Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
   Congressman Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,
   said the Justice Department would be opening Mueller's "most important
   files to us, providing us with key evidence that the special counsel
   used to assess whether" Trump and others "obstructed justice or were
   engaged in other misconduct."

   Nadler said that all members of the Judiciary panel -- Democrats and
   Republicans alike -- would be able to see the documents, which he said
   "will allow us to perform our constitutional duties and decide how to
   respond to the allegations laid out against the president" by Mueller.

   With the agreement, Nadler said he would withdraw a vote set for
   Tuesday whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in criminal
   contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the House committee's
   subpoena for the information.

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