Fox News By Shannon Bream, Bill Mears, Ronn Blitzer 6/2/2020
DOJ files formal appeal with Supreme Court over House access to Mueller grand jury material
The Justice Department has formally asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order to turn over secret grand jury material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to a House committee.
A lower federal court in March had ruled the material could be given to the House Judiciary Committee. The justices last month temporarily stayed that congressional Democrats' request in order to give the Justice Department time to file its appeal.
“In light of the national prominence of this grand-jury investigation, the separation-of-powers concerns raised by the decision below, and the potential damage that decision could inflict on ‘the proper functioning of our grand jury system,’†said the Justice Department, “this Court’s review is warranted.â€
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