House Democrats Inquire About Political Interference at the Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are scrutinizing whether President Trump has improperly interfered at the Justice Department for political reasons, a prominent committee chairman said Friday, requesting documents and interviews with more than a dozen U.S. attorneys related to the cases of three Trump associates and a review of the F.B.I.’s Russia inquiry.
The requests are the first major return to politically charged oversight matters by the House Judiciary Committee since it helped impeach Mr. Trump late last year. But with House leaders intent on shifting attention toward domestic policy legislation they believe will help preserve their majority in this fall’s election, it was not clear how far Democrats would be willing to escalate a likely fight.
Officials were careful on Friday not to characterize the requests as the beginning of a new investigation, instead framing them as routine oversight. They come as Mr. Trump has moved aggressively in the wake of his impeachment acquittal to insert himself into Justice Department business.
“These circumstances are deeply troubling,” Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York and the Judiciary Committee chairman, wrote in a letter to William P. Barr, the attorney general. “Although you serve at the president’s pleasure, you are also charged with the impartial administration of our laws. In turn, the House Judiciary Committee is charged with holding you to that responsibility.”
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So how much will Barr stonewall this time?