The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after he defied their request for an unredacted Mueller report. WSJ reporters break down what legal options Congress has going forward to enforce a subpoena. Photo Illustration: Nailah MorganThe Senate Intelligence Committee’s decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. opened up a rift among Republicans, as some questioned the necessity of the GOP chairman’s request and others called for the investigation to continue unimpeded. Scrutiny settled Thursday on committee chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R., N.C.), who often has taken a more bipartisan approach toward probing President Trump than some of his fellow Republicans. GOP critics dismissed the subpoena as a politically-motivated attack on the president and demanded...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 09, 2019 23:26 UTC