President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked executive privilege concering the full, unredacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller just as Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, were voting to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not turning over the unredacted report and underlying material in response to a committee subpoena.
The contempt vote and the executive privilege claim are the first moves in a process to censure the attorney general and fight for the documents in court. "Unfortunately, the Committee has responded to our accommodation efforts by escalating its unreasonable demands and scheduling a committee vote to recommend that the Attorney General be held in contempt of Congress," the Justice Department wrote in a letter to Nadler on Tuesday night.
Democrats, frustrated with Barr's handling of Mueller's report and his initial description of the special counsel's findings in the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, have increasingly trained their fire on the attorney general. Negotiations between the Justice Department and Nadler's staff on Tuesday fizzled, with both sides preparing for a contentious committee meeting Wednesday morning after Democrats dismissed the Justice Department's offer to allow more staffers to view the report, without providing access to the full committee.
Democrats get mad when they spend our money and still do not get the answers they want to hear. Time to stop and get to work.
No neck Nadler has one direction, obstruct at all costs.
What’s heading in the wrong direction are Democrats. RepJerryNadler and his goons on the committee will surly face doomsday in 20/20. DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica
Its wrong for Nadler to think he can overrule law? Where ks the KFC prop now? 😂😂😂
Game upp Bub.
The Dems will see what their wrong direction was come 2020.
'... and now I move we adjourn so I can inhale an extra large meat lovers pizza from Lombardi's.'
Nut job Quit saying you speak for the people you don't speak for me
When will the Democrats end their temper tantrums. MAGA2020 TDS DemocratsHateAmerica
Congress has no right to view grand jury testimony (6E classified) but the media won’t report it this way ,they will just say President Trump evoked executive privilege and that Barr won’t release the full Mueller report
The democrats are scared they don’t want Barr to investigate, remeber some of them might be complicit Nadler can see the report as con others on this committee. Where was this desire for the truth with the Clinton scandal?
DICTATORSHIP! Hitler, (Trump) wants to rule! We need to get him out of the white house; preferably in hand cuffs!
What a fawny show the democrats are putting on sad
This is just Trump making the Democrats life hard. I guess after over 2 years of them doing it to him he feels he should return the favor. Can’t honestly say I’d be any different.
For the sake of this country, Democrats need to stand their ground. The behavior of this president and his band of lackeys is criminal and pathetic.
Setting up for impeachment.
Start bringing every attorney of the Justice Department in front of Congress. You don't want to answer then you can be held in contempt and locked up. Things would change quick.
Go Ahead..........Make My Day !
Unhinged No Neck Hog Jowls Nadler is TDS infected NYC Liberal POS!!! Wants the AG to break the Law!! Good Luck with that Jerry!! Hahahahaha
A Trump B Mouth C Piece complicit
Looks like this confirms that the case ain’t closed. The price is wrong, (M)itch!
Creepy Nadler
Sha ...
The irrational arguments presented by these ugly entertainers is a waste of taxpayer dollars & an insult to our President & the American people. The suggestion that Barr be held in contempt for resisting nothing less than a political game is a joke.
“Most transparent administration ever.”
This is a power hungry politician with a personal grudge against the president. The POTUS should file charges against him. It's harassment. Mueller is over. It's done.
RepJerryNadler Holding Barr in contempt is not far enough. He should be impeached. This is not far enough. You are not taking this serious enough! Trump and Barr both should be impeached.
GOP = obstruction of justice. destroyingdemocracy
Nadler is rambling on about nothing important caseclosed
Long as trump goes to jail 2020
what a joke little Gnome RepJerryNadler not very attractive, let me give you a word of advise SpeakerPelosi you need to put more Photogenic Congressman on the committee..
Lol. Come on ABC report on something worthwhile... Like the economic growth happening in this great country!
AG Barr should be DisBarred
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