“The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend the House hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Robert Mueller’s unredacted report, hours after President Trump asserted executive privilege to shield the full report and underlying evidence from public view,” the New York Times reports.
“The committee’s 24-16 contempt vote, taken after hours of debate that featured apocalyptic language about the future of American democracy, marked the first time that the House has taken official action to punish a government official or witness amid a standoff between the legislative and executive branch.”
Washington Post: “The White House’s use of the rare presidential secrecy prerogative stood in stark contrast to Trump and his allies’ frequent boast of’ ‘total exoneration’ for the president from the Mueller report.”
Wall Street Journal: “The fight is now expected to head to federal court and a legal battle with few precedents.”
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