The Justice Ministry is ready to give up counterintelligence if Schiff refuses to take coercive measures

The Department of Justice had previously proposed to show all members of the committee a less redacted version of the Mueller report, but now says that it continues to review the original slice of 12 categories of documents requested by Schiff, and will available "in a relatively short time". according to a letter obtained by CNN.

"The department has already begun the process of identifying, locating and reviewing documents that could respond to categories of documents," Deputy Attorney General Stephen Boyd wrote on Tuesday, "a process that will not continue if the committee takes the unnecessary and unproductive step of moving to hold the Attorney General in contempt ".

Boyd 's letter also confirms that last week' s offer to ask all members of the House 's Intelligence Committee to consider the less redacted version of the Mueller Report remains on the table and that' s the same. it now extends to the Senate Intelligence Committee.