Democrats have not yet submitted a timetable for the vote in the full House, nor do they have a clear plan
US attorney-general William Barr. Picture: REUTERS/ERIN SCOTT
Barring a breakthrough, the matter of what the House is entitled to receive in the case of the fully unredacted Mueller report and the underlying issues is likely to find its way to the US supreme court.House speaker Nancy Pelosi will make the decision on when to call a full House vote on the contempt measure. The House judiciary panel voted 24-16 on Wednesday to advance the measure.
Trump, acting on Barr’s advice, formally asserted executive privilege on Thursday to block the release of more Mueller-related information. Now a partner in the Washington office of O’Melveny & Myers, Dellinger cited the high court’s quick resolution of the Bush vs Gore 2000 presidential election recount dispute, decided in a matter of days, and its accelerated handling of president Richard Nixon’s executive privilege fight over recordings of Oval Office conversations.
Nadler dismissed that line of attack, saying his aim was for Barr to back a court order allowing the grand jury information to be turned over confidentially to the committee, which he said would strengthen the committee’s court case.
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