The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve a resolution directing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to hand over more documents about the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.Committee members voted 15-11 along party lines to pass the resolution, which directs Rosenstein to respond to the document request within 14 days. It is now up to leaders of the Republican majority to decide whether to bring the resolution to a vote of the full House.
There is no penalty included in the resolution if the Department of Justice fails to comply. Rosenstein has already handed over scores of documents to House committees, but he has balked at releasing others in the midst of the ongoing Russia investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The committee's action was the latest move in an escalating battle that has pitted conservative House Republicans against the Department of Justice and the FBI. The two sides will confront each other on Thursday, when Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify at a committee hearing.
"We are sick and tired of the Department of Justice giving us the run around," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
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04.26.2025