WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after last-minute negotiations stalled with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report. The department has rejected that demand, while allowing a handful of lawmakers to view a version of Mueller's report with fewer redactions. With the contempt vote looming Wednesday, staff members from the House Judiciary Committee met with Justice Department officials on Tuesday afternoon. In a related move, Nadler also threatened to hold former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress if he doesn't testify before the Judiciary committee later this month. If the committee approves the contempt resolution against Barr, it would head to the full House for a vote.

Source: Economic Times May 08, 2019 04:41 UTC