Washington (CNN) House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler has scheduled a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after the Justice Department declined to provide an unredacted version of the Mueller report to Congress. The Justice Department last week said in a letter that the subpoena was "not legitimate oversight" and an "overbroad and extraordinarily burdensome" request. If the Judiciary Committee votes Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt, the matter would then be taken up by the full House. Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Nadler's decision to vote to hold Barr in contempt was "illogical and disingenuous." Wednesday's contempt vote is not tied to his testimony, as Nadler has not yet issued a subpoena for Barr to appear.

Source: CNN May 06, 2019 13:46 UTC