House Judiciary conservatives infuriated DOJ missed subpoena deadline

© Greg Nash

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are infuriated by what they view as a stall by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in providing documents related to the panel’s investigation into the FBI’s decision-making during the 2016 presidential election, even under subpoena power.

Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), who is leading a joint investigation with Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), issued a subpoena two weeks ago after conservatives on his panel grew increasingly impatient about what they claim was the DOJ dragging its feet in turning over the documents they’ve repeatedly requested.

The deadline for the subpoena was set for Thursday at noon.

Hours after the 12 p.m. deadline, multiple committee aides told The Hill that the panel had not received the documents they had requested.

“The Department of Justice has not yet complied with the subpoena and we are working with officials at DOJ to take immediate steps to comply with the subpoena and produce documents to the Committee,” a Republican House Judiciary Committee aide told The Hill.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a lawmaker who is eager to review the documents, called the lack of turnover “unacceptable.”

“We got no documents from the Department of Justice. Just a phone call. This is unacceptable–it's time to stop the games. Turn over the documents to Congress and allow us to conduct oversight,” Meadows tweeted.

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