Nadler reaches an agreement with the courts on Mueller's documents on the eve of a contempt vote

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee announced Monday that his committee had reached an agreement with the Justice Department to obtain key evidence from the Mueller report, which raises questions about a vote for contempt against the Attorney General. William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrDemocrats, Trump's Needle and Watergate Democrats Witness, Trump's Needle and Watergate Witness Compare His Return to DOJ and the Invasion of D-Day MORE.

President Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocratic Judiciary: "I have no problem with the Pelosi prison comment. Judiciary Democrat: "I have no problem with the Pelosi prison comment. MORE (D-N.Y.) Said in a statement that he "will keep the criminal contempt proceedings at the moment" thanks to DOJ's cooperation, noting that lawmakers will be able to start reviewing the first of these documents next Monday.

"All members of the Judiciary Committee, whether they are Democrats or Republicans – will be able to consult them," Nadler said in a statement.

The whole House was due to vote Tuesday on a resolution condemning Barr to civil contempt for non-compliance with the summons, allowing the president of the judiciary to go to court to enforce the summons to the full report and to underlying evidence of Mueller. It is not clear if this vote is now off.

The resolution would also target former White House lawyer Don McGahn and give the Speaker of the House rare powers to summon his subpoenas amidst what the Democrats describe as a stone wall. unfounded and unprecedented. President TrumpThe Donald John TrumpHouse panel seeks to block Pentagon funds for the border wall Giuliani evokes Joseph McCarthy in his reviews of Pelosi Giuliani evokes Joseph McCarthy in his reviews of Pelosi PLUS and his administration.

Nadler said Monday that he would leave the Justice Department time to "demonstrate respect" for the agreement, but has not completely closed the door to go forward with a criminal contempt.

"If the department is proceeding in good faith and we are able to get everything we need, there will be no need for further action. If important information is withheld, we will have no choice but to enforce our subpoena in court and consider other remedies, "Nadler said.

"It is essential that Congress can get the information we need to do our job, by ensuring that no one is above the law and bringing the American public the transparency it deserves," he said. continued Nadler.

These developments represent a sudden and unexpected advance in negotiations between the Judiciary Committee and the Trump Administration on access to Mueller's documents. The discussions between the parties got bogged down dramatically early last month after the panel voted for Barr to be found in contempt of Barr for failing to comply with the subpoena and that Trump claimed the executive's privilege over Mueller's report on the Attorney General's recommendation.

The Justice Ministry said last week that it would restart negotiations with Nadler's panel on court appearances if it removed "any threat of an imminent vote in the House of Representatives". to condemn the public prosecutor with contempt ".

But Nadler appeared to reject the appeal and urged the Justice Department to return to the "unconditional" bargaining table.

Nadler first issued a subpoena for Mueller's report and the underlying evidence after Barr published a redacted version of the report in mid-April.

Barr had proposed allowing a small group of lawmakers, including Nadler, to see an unedited version of the report in a secure room provided it kept its content secret, but Democrats rejected the offer as too limited.

The Department of Justice made counter-offers to the committee but refused to provide the documents requested by the subpoena, stating that submitting the full report – including grand jury material – would indicate that Barron violates the law and risks jeopardizing ongoing investigations.

representative Doug CollinsDouglas (Doug) Allen CollinsDemocrats Needle Witness Trump with Watergate Witness Democrats Needle Witness Trump with Watergate Witness Republican Top Republican: Mueller's audience could violate the rules of "decency and decorum" MORE (R-Ga.), The main Republican of the committee, congratulated the Justice Department for arranging the housing, while thanking Nadler for finally accepting their offer to provide additional information on the Mueller report.

"The Department of Justice has once again offered housing to House Democrats, and I am pleased that President Nadler – for the first time in months – has finally met them at the bargaining table," Collins said. in a statement.

"Is the President ready to overrule his baseless recommendation to condemn the Attorney General in contempt, or do Democrats in the House still plan to prosecute the Attorney General and the former White House lawyer tomorrow? ", He continued.