US court ruling means Democrats unlikely to see full Mueller report before election
The US supreme court has agreed to hear a Trump administration appeal likely to extend a legal fight into next year
02 July 2020 - 18:04
Washington — The US supreme court all but guaranteed House Democrats won’t get pre-election access to confidential materials from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, agreeing to hear a Trump administration appeal likely to extend a legal fight into next year.
The justices said they will review a lower court order that would require the justice department to turn over redacted parts of Mueller’s 448-page report, along with underlying grand jury transcripts and exhibits. The supreme court will consider the case in the nine-month term that starts in October...
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