Conservatives clash with Paul Ryan over Justice Department documents

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Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus say they don’t agree with Speaker Paul Ryan’s assessment that the Department of Justice is complying with requests to turn over key documents related to investigations of Hillary Clinton and Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., who is head of the Freedom Caucus, said the department is “moving at glacial speed,” and said he disagrees with Ryan, who told reporters Tuesday he believes the department is now turning over the material.

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