DOJ offers House Intel some Mueller materials if Schiff drops Barr threat

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DOJ offers House Intel some Mueller materials if Schiff drops Barr threat
By Morgan Chalfant - 05/21/19 02:53 PM EDT

The Justice Department said it would provide the House Intelligence Committee with some materials related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as long as the panel dropped its threat to pursue an “enforcement action” against Attorney General William Barr.

The department made the offer on Tuesday in a three-page letter to Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a day before the committee is slated to vote on a what he has described as an “enforcement action” against Barr. Schiff has not said what shape the action would take.

“To be clear, should the Committee take the precipitous and unnecessary action of recommending a contempt finding or other enforcement action against the Attorney General, then the Department will not likely be able to continue to work with the Committee to accommodate its interests in these materials,” wrote Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd.

“We hope that such a step will not prove necessary because there is no reason why the Department and the Committee cannot work out an accommodation that would meet both of our legitimate needs.”

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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/444833-doj-offers-house-intel-some-mueller-materials-if-schiff-drops-barr

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DOJ, citing Barr contempt vote, threatens to cut off negotiations with Congress over Mueller report
by Susan Ferrechio
 | May 21, 2019 02:55 PM



The Justice Department warned House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff if the panel moves forward with a contempt vote or other punishment against Attorney General William Barr, it will no longer work together on a deal that would allow members to view a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

In a letter sent Tuesday to Schiff, D-Calif., from Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd, the Justice Department proposed a meeting this week with the House Intelligence panel’s senior staff to continue to search for a compromise in response to 12 requests made by the committee.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/doj-citing-barr-contempt-vote-threatens-to-cut-off-negotiations-with-congress-over-mueller-report