▪DOJ hands over documents to GOP committees after subpoena threat▪
"…..But a spokesperson for Ryan told The Associated Press on Saturday that the department had partially complied with the subpoenas and had turned over more than a thousand new documents.
"Our efforts have resulted in the committees finally getting access to information that was sought months ago, but some important requests remain to be completed," the spokesperson, AshLee Strong, said in a statement Saturday.
((("Additional time has been requested for the outstanding items, and based on our understanding of the process we believe that request is reasonable. We expect the department to meet its full obligations to the two committees.")))
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who has been a central figure in requesting the documents, (((was provided a classified letter about whether the FBI used “confidential human sources” before it started its investigation in Russia ties to the Trump campaign.
Republicans have targeted the circumstances as to how the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant was obtained to monitor Trump aide Carter Page and the possible use of an informant who spoke to members of Trump’s campaign.)))
AP reported that the DOJ is also working to provide documents related to former British spy Christopher Steele, who was behind the lurid and unverified anti-Trump dossier, which Republicans say was used to obtain the FISA warrant.
Acting Assistant Deputy Director Jill Tyson said that (((the FBI staff would be working through the weekend to keep production of documents moving forward))), according to Politico. She also said that (((Nunes had asked for conversation transcripts between sources and Trump campaign officials – that request was forwarded to National Intelligence Director Dan Coats))).
The (((partial fulfillment of the request))) is likely to soothe what was at one point an escalating standoff between House Republicans and department officials….." cont.
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