'premature and unnecessary'...
"Congressman Nadler's subpoena is premature and unnecessary," Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement, referring the the top Democrat on the House Judiciary panel, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. "The Department will continue to work with Congress to accommodate its legitimate requests consistent with the law and long-recognized executive branch interests."
Earlier Friday afternoon, congressional Democrats rejected Attorney General William Barr's invitation for viewing a fuller version of Mueller's conclusions on DOJ premises, saying that the terms were too restrictive.
House Judiciary ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., piled on, criticized the Democrats Friday for "grandstanding."
"This is ridiculous," Collins wrote in a pair of tweets. "AG Barr gives Democrats unprecedented accommodations, and they refuse them hours after Chairman Nadler subpoenas those same answers. They’ve had 30 hours with the #MuellerReport and realize the more information they actually get, the more bitter it tastes."
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Justice could have just as easily told Nadler to eat his smelly socks....the report was for the AG and he has the right to not give anything else to them
"Congressman Nadler's subpoena is premature and unnecessary," Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement, referring the the top Democrat on the House Judiciary panel, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. "The Department will continue to work with Congress to accommodate its legitimate requests consistent with the law and long-recognized executive branch interests."
Earlier Friday afternoon, congressional Democrats rejected Attorney General William Barr's invitation for viewing a fuller version of Mueller's conclusions on DOJ premises, saying that the terms were too restrictive.
House Judiciary ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., piled on, criticized the Democrats Friday for "grandstanding."
"This is ridiculous," Collins wrote in a pair of tweets. "AG Barr gives Democrats unprecedented accommodations, and they refuse them hours after Chairman Nadler subpoenas those same answers. They’ve had 30 hours with the #MuellerReport and realize the more information they actually get, the more bitter it tastes."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Justice could have just as easily told Nadler to eat his smelly socks....the report was for the AG and he has the right to not give anything else to them