Trump threatens to step in and declassify Justice Department files on FISA surveillance abuse and Hillary Clinton email probe because the FBI is taking too long to obey subpoena from Congress
By DAVID MARTOSKO
DAILYMAIL.COM
2 May 2018
Donald Trump upbraided his own Justice Department on Wednesday for slow-walking the production of documents demanded by Congress, suggesting that he might step in personally.
The president has complained about the DOJ’s failure to deliver materials that the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed in March, including what could be millions of pages related to the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
‘A Rigged System – They don’t want to turn over Documents to Congress. What are they afraid of? Why so much redacting? Why such unequal “justice?”’ Trump tweeted Wednesday.
‘At some point I will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the Presidency and get involved!’
Trump has also vented on Twitter in the past about the DOJ ‘slow walking’ documents related to the FBI’s applications for surveillance warrants in 2016 and 2017 targeting former campaign adviser Carter Page.
And he’s frustrated about the amount of redaction – blacking out – of classified and confidential material when materials are handed over to lawmakers, denying them the chance to see much of what they demanded.
After the Judiciary Committee’s april 5 deadline came and went without the DOJ turning over everything under subpoena, Trump tweeted that Capitol Hill Republicans were entitled to see ‘UNREDACTED Documents relating to FISA abuse, FBI, Comey, Lynch, McCabe, Clinton Emails and much more. Slow walking – what is going on? BAD!’
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