Earlier, those attorneys who had been asked to testify had said they would need authorization from the Justice Department, sources told ABC News.Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen holds a news conference at the Justice Department on Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
"Department attorneys, including those who have left the Department, are obligated to protect non-public information they learned in the course of their work," reads the DOJ's letter, which was sent Monday and reviewed by ABC News."For decades and across administrations, however, the Department has sought to balance the Executive Branch's confidentiality interests with Congress's legitimate need to gather information.
"The extraordinary events in this matter constitute exceptional circumstances warranting an accommodation to Congress in this case," the letter said.
People need permission to speak truth?
Why not also interview John Sullivan? BY FAR the most interesting character in this play!
🤣🤣why should they , it’s a Scam
Stop making it optional!!
Can't wait to hear the response. 😂
Good! If they have nothing to hide them they should have no reason to fear telling the facts and truth.
And may DOJ follow through when many refuse...
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