Supreme Court Pauses Release Of Mueller Grand Jury Materials To House

The transcript discusses the legal proceedings surrounding the unredacted Mueller report. A U.S. District Judge ordered the DOJ to provide the report to the House Judiciary Committee. An appeals court upheld this decision, citing the committee's need to investigate potential obstruction by President Trump. The DOJ was given a deadline, but the Trump administration sought a Supreme Court stay, which Chief Justice Roberts granted temporarily. The House committee was given time to respond to this request.

What did the U.S. District Judge order the Justice Department to do with the Mueller report?

• Release a summary to the public

• Destroy all copies of the report

• Provide an unredacted version to the House Judiciary Committee

• Publish the report in a newspaper

Why did the appeals court uphold the decision to provide the unredacted Mueller report to the House committee?

• The committee had a compelling need for their investigation

• The committee needed it for a public debate

• The committee was curious about its contents

• The committee wanted to publish it online

What was the House committee investigating in relation to President Donald Trump?

• His foreign policy decisions

• His election campaign

• Obstruction of Mueller's probe

• His tax returns

What action did the Trump administration take regarding the deadline to turn over the Mueller report?

• They complied with the deadline

• They ignored the deadline

• They asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline

• They released the report to the media

What was Chief Justice John Roberts' response to the Trump administration's request?

• He denied the request

• He postponed the decision indefinitely

• He agreed to a temporary stay

• He ordered the report to be released immediately