Justice Dept Looks Set to Fight SubpoenasEarlier today, House Democrats subpoenaed a host of Justice Department documents, saying that they’d tried everything else, but could reach no agreement. Well, it looks like the Justice Department will continue to fight.
From The Washington Post:
Justice spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said, “We still hope and expect that we will be able to reach an accommodation with the Congress,” but signaled that Justice will consider opposing the congressional demand.“Much of the information that the Congress seeks pertains to individuals other than the U.S. attorneys who resigned,” Roehrkasse said. “Furthermore, many of the documents Congress is now seeking have already been available to them for review. Because there are individual privacy interests implicated by publicly releasing this information, it is unfortunate the Congress would choose this option.”
Legal experts said the standoff will likely end up in court unless the two sides reach agreement on a compromise.
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