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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudiciary Committee petitions Court for grand jury material
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/nadler-house-panel-to-sue-for-mueller-grand-jury-material/2019/07/26/beb336fc-afab-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html?utm_term=.143fac3cbeffAnd, as I've been explaining, the Committee has the standing to obtain these materials, even though it hasn't launched official impeachment proceedings, because it is conducting hearings "preliminary to" impeachment and, as such, fall within the exceptions set forth in Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6E:
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Judiciary Committee petitions Court for grand jury material (Original Post)
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
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sheshe2
(84,536 posts)1. This is great news!
mcar
(42,694 posts)2. Sorry I missed it
sheshe2
(84,536 posts)3. I missed part of it...what I saw was great.
They had a pretty long question and answer period where all of them responded, not just Nadler.
sheshe2
(84,536 posts)4. Someone posted a link to the full presser!
Enjoy, mcar.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212320155
mcar
(42,694 posts)5. We just pulled it up via PBS
That was really good. Seemed the reporters were a bit flummoxed.