What the Democratic subpoenas can achieve with Mueller’s Russia report
Here is an explanation of the legal hurdles Democrats must clear in their subpoena effort, important judicial precedents and Barr's rationale for keeping parts of the report confidential
Washington — US Democrats in the House of Representatives are gearing up to issue subpoenas to try to obtain special counsel Robert Mueller's full report on Russia's role in the 2016 US election and President Donald Trump's actions related to the inquiry. The question is: how successful will they be? Attorney-general William Barr, who has broad authority under Justice Department regulations to decide how much of Mueller's report to release, sent legislators a four-page letter on March 24 explaining Mueller's "principal conclusions" and has promised to release the nearly 400-page report by the middle of Apri, with some parts blacked out, or "redacted." That has not satisfied Democrats, who control the House. The House judiciary committee is scheduled to vote on Wednesday to authorise a subpoena to compel the Justice Department to hand over the complete report, without redactions, as well as underlying evidence. Here is an explanation of the legal hurdles Democrats must clear in their...
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