The House passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over a trove of sensitive documents related to the FBI's investigations into both Hillary Clinton's email probe and the Russia investigation.
The floor vote passed 226-183, representing a further escalation in an ongoing feud between Congressional investigators and the DOJ. The demand sets a July 6 deadline for outstanding materials, which Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said on Wednesday that failure to comply could result in holding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in contempt, or even impeachment.
Moments before the resolution was passed, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein traded barbs in a fiery exchange during Congressional testimony - with Jordan accusing Rosenstein of keeping information from Congress.
“I am not keeping any information from Congress,” Rostenstein insisted, before being cut off.
“In a few minutes, Mr. Rosenstein, I think the House of Representatives is gonna say something different,” Jordan fired back.
“I don’t agree with you … If they do, they will be mistaken,” replied Rosenstein.
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4 comments:
Such a GOP charade, they should be embarrassed by their clown antics. Truth is, the Justice Department and FBI can not and will not release documents or evidence related to an ongoing investigation. These idiots know that. They are just making themselves look like fools.
It’s a “non-binding” resolution, a mere statement of sentiment. It carries no force of law.
An oversight committee has same clearance and by the Constitution these committees have the right to these materials. Is the FBI hiding the fact they did not follow the law? Is Mueller operating an illegal investigation? Why are these committees not allowed the unredacted FISA application? If the FISA application was not filed correctly with all information correct and complete then everything Mueller has done would fall under illegal search and seizure which cannot be used for any prosecution of anyone. Criminal Justice 101.
"What do you mean by "Everything"? I don't know what Everything means. Here's a page of this; will this do?"
DUH, slow walking.
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