WSJ’s Ashby Jones dissects special counsel Robert Mueller’s statement on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Photo: Zuma PressWASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee has reached an agreement to gain access to evidence special counsel Robert Mueller collected on whether the president acted improperly, the panel’s chairman said, backing off a plan to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for blocking the release. The Justice Department is “providing us with key evidence that the Special Counsel used to assess whether the President and others obstructed justice or were engaged in other misconduct,” said House Judiciary Committee...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 10, 2019 16:15 UTC