Justices keep hold on secret Russia investigation material The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation through the November electionWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation through the November election. The delay is a victory for Trump, who also is mounting a Supreme Court fight against congressional efforts to obtain his banking and other financial records. “Unfortunately, President Trump and Attorney General (William) Barr are continuing to try to run out the clock on any and all accountability. The committee was able to persuasively argue that it needed access to the underlying grand jury material to make its own determinations about the president’s actions, the court said. It is also unclear how many new, or incendiary, revelations might be contained in the grand jury transcripts.
Source: ABC News July 02, 2020 13:50 UTC