House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) |
Speaking to CNN's Dana Bash this morning, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said his committee was prepared to subpoena the full report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller' investigation.
He also said House Democrats would "absolutely" take the issue all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to obtain the report.
Nadler also preemptively addresses the idea that Donald Trump may claim executive privilege in order to keep the report from Congress, but has no right to do so.
"He has no right to claim executive privilege on any evidence of wrongdoing. That was made clear by the 9-0 ruling by the Supreme Court during the Nixon (Watergate) case."
House Judiciary Chairman @RepJerryNadler says that Congress “absolutely” will take the demands to get the full Mueller report to the Supreme Court if necessary, adding he would issue a subpoena and would not wait months to begin the fight. #CNNSOTU https://t.co/nXNJoUoEox pic.twitter.com/qqBOAxufUa— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) March 24, 2019
House Judiciary Chairman @JerryNadler: “The special prosecutor is limited in scope, his job was limited in scope and limited to crimes. What Congress has to do is look at a broader picture. We have the responsibility of protecting the rule of law" #CNNSOTU https://t.co/nXNJoUoEox pic.twitter.com/7OyJ0idX6l— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) March 24, 2019
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