Chairman Nadler Rejects DOJ Demand that House Cancel Contempt Vote Before Resuming Negotiations

The Chairman Urges DOJ to Respond to Earlier Offers, Resume Negotiations without Conditions

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent the following response to Attorney General William Barr regarding the Department of Justice demanding that the U.S. House of Representatives cancel a contempt vote against Attorney General Barr for his failure to comply with a subpoena for the full, unredacted Mueller report and underlying materials.

On May 24th, the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Barr and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone expressing an eagerness to engage in accommodation discussions. Earlier today, the Department of Justice wrote to Chairman Nadler with a demand for the contempt vote to be cancelled before resuming any accommodation discussions with the Committee.

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