Devin Nunes (R-CA), along with other congressional lawmakers, are not expecting Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to comply with the Monday deadline to turn over documents related to the FBI’s investigation into its handling of the Russia investigation. According to sources who spoke with this reporter, the failure to comply with the request could lead to the threat of contempt or impeachment procedures by lawmakers.
Specifically, the lawmakers want to know if the DOJ and FBI used informants to spy on the Trump campaign, how many were used, and if they were used, how much it cost the taxpayers.
This Thursday, Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray will come head-to-head with lawmakers at a hearing scheduled with the House Judiciary Committee. The two are expected to testify about growing concerns that senior members of the FBI were biased and mishandled the bureau’s investigation into alleged collusion between members of President Trump’s campaign and Russia.
The pair are expected to testify about the “findings contained in the Justice Department Inspector General’s report about various actions taken by the Justice Department and FBI in 2016, as well as regarding the Committee’s oversight investigation into these matters.”
Embattled FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok, who was a key figure in the Russia investigation and investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server for government business, is also set to testify behind closed doors before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, according the the committee.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) are expected to ask hard-hitting questions of both Wray and Rosenstein. Numerous lawmakers and Congressional officials told this reporter that they are exhausted and frustrated by the DOJ and FBI’s lack of compliance with requests made by the oversight committees.
Justice Department officials have argued against the lawmakers demands, saying they have cooperated with the committee’s requests. On June 22, the FBI sent two letters – a classified and a non-classified – to the House Intelligence Committee, but Nunes said the letters “raised more questions than answers.”
“These questions include whether the FBI and Department of Justice leadership intend to obey the law and fully comply with duly authorized congressional subpoenas,” a letter sent by Nunes on Sunday to the DOJ stated. Nunes noted that the DOJ and FBI have failed to comply with the April 30 subpoena (sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and later delegated to Rosenstein) for the documents.
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