House Democrats give Barr a Monday deadline to hand over the Mueller report


House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is giving Attorney General William Barr one last extension.
On Friday, Nadler sent a letter to Barr saying that if he didn't hand over an unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report by 9 a.m. Monday, Democrats would "move to contempt proceedings." The letter comes after Barr skipped a hearing with the committee on Thursday, and after Nadler said he'd give Barr "a day or two" before moving to contempt.
Barr has offered a less-redacted version of Mueller's report to 12 bipartisan senators and congressmembers, but in his Friday letter, Nadler said he'd like that privilege extended to "all members of Congress and appropriate staff." Nadler also said he wants Barr to give the Judiciary Committee "investigative and evidentiary materials specifically cited in the report." After all, the Justice Department "produced more than 880,000 pages of sensitive investigative materials pertaining to its investigation of Hillary Clinton," Nadler continued.
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Nadler issued a subpoena for the full Mueller report two weeks ago, after teasing one for weeks. Barr has made it pretty clear he has no intention of complying.
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