The Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 24 to 16, on Wednesday to recommend holding Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a subpoena for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and underlying investigative files.
The move came after President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege over the report moments before the House Judiciary met on Wednesday to discuss whether to hold Barr in contempt. In a statement, the White House said:
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