U.S. Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material

In this June 19, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

For justices eager to avoid a definitive ruling, the delay could mean never having to decide the case, if either Trump loses or Republicans regain control of the House next year. It's hard to imagine the Biden administration would object to turning over the Mueller documents or House Republicans would continue to press for them.

Mueller's 448-page report, issued in April 2019, "stopped short" of reaching conclusions about Trump's conduct, including whether he obstructed justice, to avoid stepping on the House's impeachment power, the appeals court said. The Justice Department said in its Supreme Court filings that the court's action was needed in part because the House hasn't given any indication it "urgently needs these materials for any ongoing impeachment investigation."

Pelosi said Wednesday: "The Justice Department's continued delay is part of a pattern of the Administration hiding the truth from the public. The American people deserve the truth."The Supreme Court heard arguments last week over whether Trump's accountants and banks must turn over financial records to House committees. The administration is not a party to the case, but is backing the president.

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Grand jury testimony is secret and have been that way forever, Democrats want to change it for their own selfish ways. Republicans would be denied also, so not a big deal.

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