JUST IN: Judge Howell says DOJ improperly redacted a recent filing to prohibit the House from learning the identities of two witnesses who *didn't* testify to the grand jury.
She also adds this curious bit questioning why Mueller didn't seek to subpoena these unnamed witnesses.
She also adds this curious bit questioning why Mueller didn't seek to subpoena these unnamed witnesses.
Howell also notes that DOJ's claim -- that revealing the identities of people who didn't testify to the grand jury would help the House identify who did -- omits the fact that DOJ willingly revealed that they considered but did not subpoena Trump.
JUST IN: DOJ confirms that Don MCGAHN and Donald Trump Jr. did not testify before the Mueller grand jury. It’s part of a newly unredacted line in a recent filing ordered up by Judge Howell in DC federal court:
Howell made clear she was perplexed about why Mueller didn’t put Don Jr. before the grand jury.
One lawmaker had a theory: Joe Neguse asked Mueller if Don Jr. pleaded the 5th. Mueller wouldn’t say, though his report acknowledged some witnesses did: c-span.org/video/?c480980…
