A House committee controlled by Democrats wants to see secret documents that it says could lead to another impeachment inquiry.
The action was a temporary victory for the Trump administration, which is fighting to keep a House committee controlled by Democrats from obtaining material it says could lead to. The case likely will be heard in the fall or winter and decided in 2021, which means any redacted material won't be seen before Election Day.
House Democrats and the Justice Department have been locked in a legal battle over grand jury testimony gathered during former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. In March, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the House Judiciary Committee isThe committee contended that the grand jury material is"central" to its inquiry into possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump and could reveal new evidence of impeachable offenses.
The Justice Department argued that House Democrats are not entitled to grand jury evidence because they have not said which specific testimony they need or how it would help their investigation.wrote that the House has no"urgent need of the requested materials for a hypothetical second impeachment." At issue before the high court is a more basic legal question: Is a Senate impeachment trial a judicial proceeding? The lower court ruled that it is, saying the Framers of the Constitution understood impeachment to involve the exercise of judicial power., a key witness on possible obstruction by Trump. The Trump administration has blocked McGahn from testifying, saying Congress can't force high-ranking presidential aides to testify.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Supreme Court to decide whether House Democrats can get Mueller grand jury docsThe Supreme Court said it will hear the Trump administration's appeal of a decision that would force the Justice Department to turn over to Congress grand jury materials produced in former special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Read more »
Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schoolingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for religious schools to obtain public funds, upholding a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private...
Read more »
Supreme Court rules religious schools should get state grants given to other private schoolsSupreme Court rules for religious schools and their right to obtain tax money available to other schools.
Read more »
Supreme Court backs use of tax dollars for religious schoolsThe Supreme Court today sided with three Montana families who asked the court to declare that excluding religious schools from student aid programs is unconstitutional
Read more »