House Republicans ask US attorney for update on DOJ review of FBI’s Clinton, Russia investigations
House Republicans are demanding that the Justice Department update them on the ongoing review of the FBI’s actions during its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, as well as its investigation into Russian election interference and the Trump campaign. GOP Reps. Doug Collins of Georgia and Jim Jordan of Ohio, the new ranking members of the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees, respectively, are asking U.S. Attorney John Huber to answer a handful of questions by Jan. 21.
Huber was appointed by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in March 2018 to look into GOP claims of FBI misconduct, and last week, acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker said the investigation is ongoing. The Republican lawmakers had asked for a second special counsel, but settled with the appointment of Huber. With Democrats now in control of the lower chamber, the GOP lawmakers are no longer able to leverage subpoena power for the first time in eight years. Whitaker told former Attorney General Ed Meese during a breakfast meeting in Washington earlier this month that Huber is continuing his investigation, but did not give Meese any other details of his work or his findings, the Associated Press and CNN reported. The Justice Department has provided no public updates on Huber’s work in nearly a year.
In their Monday letter to Huber, Collins and Jordan requested the total number of witnesses that have been interviewed, including their names, and the number of people left to interview. Collins and Jordan, who are joined by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., in their letter, also want to know the total number, as well as substance and format, of documents reviewed and how many surveillance warrant applications have been reviewed. They also want to know if Huber has coordinated with the Justice Department inspector general during his investigation. The Justice Department’s IG has already investigated and released a report on how the Clinton probe was handled by the department and FBI and is already also reviewing the Russia investigation.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-republicans-ask-us-attorney-for-update-on-doj-review-of-fbis-clinton-russia-investigations
Letter:
https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-01-07-JDJ-DC-MM-to-Huber-re-DOJ-investigation-due-1-21.pdf?utm_source=House+Judiciary+Committee+Press+Releases&utm_campaign=da271be239-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_04_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_df41eba8fd-da271be239-115576205