If Watergate happened today, the Justice Department argued in court Tuesday, the grand jury report that contributed greatly to President Richard Nixon’s resignation would not be released to Congress.
“Wow, OK,” replied Chief Judge Beryl Howell, of the D.C. District Court, according to the accounts of multiple reporters who were in the courtroom. She called the department’s position “extraordinary.”
Tuesday’s hearing came ten weeks after the House Judiciary Committee filed a petition for grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Such materials typically remain secret, but can be released under certain exceptions. The House has argued that its request falls under …read more
Source:: TPM
