Order. The chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. We welcome everyone to the hearing, oversight of the department of justice. Political interference and threats. Before we begin, i want to remind members we have established a distribution list dedicated to circulating written materials members might want to offer as part of the hearing. If you want to submit materials, send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate them to members and staff as quickly as possible. I want to remind all members the nodance of the office says facetoface is required. Required here is to follow guidance. This is for the health and safety of our staff and loved ones we will return to at the end of the day. I expect all members to wear a mask, except when you are speaking. I but recognize myself for an opening statement. Mr. Chairman, the point of last friday,er william barr announced that Geoffrey Berman was stepping down. This was, of course, untrue. He
Between to two of his most important and favorite officials. Fox news is told within the past hour that the department of justice has no plans, no plans to release that list of names. One doj official told fox news today, quote the Justice Department is confused as to where the idea that we would be releasing this information came from. Given that the office of the director of National Intelligence is the owner of that information. If they want to release it, they can do it. Thats their call. The Justice Department was consulted by acting dni Richard Grenell because any u. S. Government intelligence that is released to the American Public does have to go through a review by either the doj or the president. It is, however, illegal to release unmasked information for political gain. That issue will have to be worked out as another source familiar with the intelligence confrontation says grenell is moving to declassify several more pieces of intelligence in stages. The source stresses the
Resolve this rare public dispute between to two of his most important and favorite officials. Fox news is told within the past hour that the department of justice has no plans, no plans to release that list of names. One doj official told fox news today, quote the Justice Department is confused as to where the idea that we would be releasing this information came from. Given that the office of the director of National Intelligence is the owner of that information. If they want to release it, they can do it. Thats their call. The Justice Department was consulted by acting dni Richard Grenell because any u. S. Government intelligence that is released to the American Public does have to go through a review by either the doj or the president. It is, however, illegal to release unmasked information for political gain. That issue will have to be worked out as another source familiar with the intelligence confrontation says grenell is moving to declassify several more pieces of intelligence i
Resolve this rare public dispute between to two of his most important and favorite officials. Fox news is told within the past hour that the department of justice has no plans, no plans to release that list of names. One doj official told fox news today, quote the Justice Department is confused as to where the idea that we would be releasing this information came from. Given that the office of the director of National Intelligence is the owner of that information. If they want to release it, they can do it. Thats their call. The Justice Department was consulted by acting dni Richard Grenell because any u. S. Government intelligence that is released to the American Public does have to go through a review by either the doj or the president. It is, however, illegal to release unmasked information for political gain. That issue will have to be worked out as another source familiar with the intelligence confrontation says grenell is moving to declassify several more pieces of intelligence i
Between to two of his most important and favorite officials. Fox news is told within the past hour that the department of justice has no plans, no plans to release that list of names. One doj official told fox news today, quote the Justice Department is confused as to where the idea that we would be releasing this information came from. Given that the office of the director of National Intelligence is the owner of that information. If they want to release it, they can do it. Thats their call. The Justice Department was consulted by acting dni Richard Grenell because any u. S. Government intelligence that is released to the American Public does have to go through a review by either the doj or the president. It is, however, illegal to release unmasked information for political gain. That issue will have to be worked out as another source familiar with the intelligence confrontation says grenell is moving to declassify several more pieces of intelligence in stages. The source stresses the