The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday will invite the top lawmakers from Congress, known as “Gang of Eight” in order to review the documents concerning a confidential informant that the FBI used to contact members of the Trump campaign.
According to CNN, the department will invite top members of both parties to take a look at the documents early next week. The meeting is expected to end a standoff between the DOJ and Republican members of Congress who had subpoenaed it over documents related to the informant.
The document review is scheduled to take place only days after the Justice Department briefed lawmakers on the informant, including a second briefing only with GOP lawmakers.
“The Department and FBI are prepared to brief members on certain questions specifically raised by the Speaker and other members,” the source told CNN. “The Department will also provide the documents that were available for review but not inspected by the members at the previous briefing along with some additional material. The Department and FBI take congressional inquiries seriously and believe that the documents provided next week will be valuable to the Gang of Eight,” the source added.
On Wednesday, Democratic members of the “Gang of Eight” sent a letter to the DOJ demanding to know if the materials related to the informant previously shared with them were the same that were shared with members of President Donald Trump’s legal team.
Meanwhile, Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said that Trump will not sit down with the special counsel for an interview unless his legal team is allowed to view documents related to the FBI’s use of the informant in proximity to his campaign.
Trump has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of the special counsel probe, saying that the FBI’s use of the informant was proof the Obama administration spied on his campaign illegally.
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