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NEW: As the House Oversight Committee prepares to hold Barr and Ross in contempt on Wednesday, the Department of Justice issued a letter to Chairman Cummings this afternoon.
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DOJ says if Democrats insist on going forward, the department will be obligated to advise Trump to assert executive privilege “with respect to certain subpoenaed documents."
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The best course of action for the lawmakers, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd wrote, is to delay the contempt vote until Trump can make a decision over whether to invoke privilege. John Gore will also not be permitted to testify without counsel present, Boyd said.
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You can read DOJ letter here: documentcloud.org/documents/6150…
I'll have more about this in a story coming up for @CourthouseNews.
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