The House Intelligence Committee is postponing taking action to enforce a subpoena for Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrThe Memo: Trump allies see impeachment push backfiring on Democrats Democrats sense new momentum in Trump tax return fight Democrats talk subpoena for Mueller MORE to turn over materials generated in special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerHouse progressive: Pelosi ‘has it right’ on impeachment Democrats talk subpoena for Mueller Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna: ‘I’m not there yet’ on impeachment MORE’s investigation after the Justice Department agreed to begin producing some of the foreign intelligence and counterintelligence files sought by the committee.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffTrump’s increasingly questionable pardons should make Congress act DOJ offers House Intel some Mueller materials if Schiff drops Barr threat Judiciary Democrat: ‘Most of us have been led to the position that an impeachment inquiry is warranted’ MORE (D-Calif.) said in a statement that a committee business meeting Monday to vote on what he has described as an “enforcement action” has been canceled and that the Justice Department has agreed to begin producing the documents by the end of the week.
“The Department of Justice has accepted our offer of a first step towards compliance with our subpoena, and this week will begin turning over to the Committee twelve categories of counterintelligence and foreign intelligence materials as part of an initial rolling production,” Schiff said. “That initial production should be completed by the end of next week.
“As a result of the Department’s acceptance, the business meeting has been postponed. The Committee’s subpoena will remain in effect, and will be enforced should the Department fail to comply with the full document request,” Schiff said.
This developing report will be updated.