DOJ turns over docs to House Intelligence following explicit threats by Republicans
by Kelly Cohen
& Daniel Chaitin
| June 20, 2018 06:57 PM
The Justice Department has begun to provide documents to the House Intelligence Committee this week, following explicit threats by Republican chairmen.
A small cache of documents was given to intelligence panel staff on Tuesday, followed by another tranche on Wednesday, a congressional source told the Washington Examiner.
The exact content of those records was not disclosed, but they came on the heels of tough talk from House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy over the weekend.
The South Carolina Republican said Sunday that House Speaker Paul Ryan led a meeting with senior Justice Department and FBI officials Friday, and claimed he “made it very clear†the House will use “its full arsenal of constitutional weapons to gain compliance†on outstanding subpoenas.
Moments later, in a separate interview, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said there would be "hell to pay" Wednesday morning if the Justice Department hadn't started to turn over documents.
A Justice Department official told the Washington Examiner that they agreed to “provide a specific documents by Friday or explain why we couldn’t.â€
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