Wednesday, January 3, 2018

FBI director, Justice Department deputy huddle with Paul Ryan amid contempt of Congress threat

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The meeting comes as the House Intelligence Committee weighs possible contempt of Congress charges against the two officials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The FBI director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein met with House Speaker Paul Ryan late Wednesday afternoon, the same day lawmakers were demanding that they turn over documents to the House Intelligence panel about the Trump-Russia collusion probe.

A Ryan spokeswoman declined to discuss the purpose for the meeting other than that it came at the request of Wray and Rosenstein.

The meeting comes as the House Intelligence Committee weighs possible contempt of Congress charges against the two officials. Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has accused the men of withholding information about the handling of the Trump-Russia collusion probe.

The panel gave the two a Jan. 3 deadline to comply with their request for additional documents.

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