U.S. judge grants House request for material blacked out of Mueller report

Record ID: 1438648

  • Title: U.S. judge grants House request for material blacked out of Mueller report
  • Date: 25th October 2019
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - JULY 24, 2019) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL, ROBERT MUELLER, TESTIFYING TO CONGRESS SIDE GENERAL VIEW OF MUELLER TESTIFYING WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES (FILE - FEBRUARY 8, 2019) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) VARIOUS OF HOUSE JUDICIARY CHAIR JERRY NADLER
  • Embargoed: 8th November 2019 20:23
  • Keywords: Robert Mueller Muller Report Jerry Nadler House of Representatives redacted
  • Location: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002B2LKCAV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A U.S. judge on Friday (October 25) granted a request by a House of Representatives committee for access to information that was blacked out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
    Judge Beryl Howell in Washington gave the Justice Department a deadline of Oct. 30 to hand over the materials to the House Judiciary Committee.
    The committee's need for disclosure of the materials "is greater than the need for continued secrecy," the judge said.
    The ruling is a major victory for House Democrats, who sought access to the redacted materials as part of their effort to build a case for removing U.S. President Donald Trump from office through impeachment proceedings.
    A Justice Department spokeswoman could not be immediately reached for comment.
    The Mueller probe found that the Russian state ran a hacking and propaganda operation to disrupt the U.S. election and undermine Republican Trump's Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
    Mueller found insufficient evidence to establish that Trump and his campaign had engaged in a criminal conspiracy with Russia.
    (Production: Kristin Neubauer)
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