The House Judiciary Committee is poised to issue a subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller’s entire Russia report as soon as Friday, according to a new report.
The Justice Department is expected to release a redacted version of Mueller’s report on Thursday, which follows the four-page summary of the report Attorney General William Barr submitted to Congress last month. But Democrats are preparing to subpoena the Justice Department so they can obtain the full report.
“Obviously we will use the subpoena power to the full extent of the law,” Rep. Jamie B. Raskin, D-Md., told the Washington Post.
A spokesperson for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
Earlier this month, the panel voted to subpoena Barr to hand over the whole report. However, Nadler said the subpoena will not be issued until after they have access to the redacted version.
The redactions in the report cover grand jury material, foreign intelligence that could compromise sources and methods, and derogatory information about people who were not charged.
According to Barr’s four-page summary already released to Congress, Mueller’s investigation “did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” The summary did not disclose whether President Trump or any of his associates were compromised by Russia.
According to Barr’s summary, Mueller also did not make a final determination on whether Trump obstructed justice. Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded there was not sufficient evidence to determine whether he did obstruct justice.
