House panel votes to direct DOJ to hand over more documents

Erin Kelly, USA TODAY
Published 2:15 p.m. ET June 26, 2018
Updated 5:10 p.m. ET June 26, 2018

WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve a resolution directing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to hand over more documents about the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and the Kremlin.

Committee members voted 15-11 along party lines to pass the resolution, which directs Rosenstein to respond to the document request within 14 days. It is up to leaders of the Republican majority to decide whether to bring the resolution to a vote of the full House.

There is no penalty included in the resolution if the Department of Justice fails to comply. Rosenstein has handed over scores of documents to House committees, but he has balked at releasing others in the midst of the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.

... Thursday .. Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify at a committee hearing ...

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