WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has tapped a federal prosecutor in Chicago to help speed its response to Republican document demands related to the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, after President Donald Trump accused officials of “slow walking” their release.
The department is facing mounting pressure from Republicans to fulfill a subpoena by the House Judiciary Committee for more than a million documents as it examines the agency’s 2016 investigation into Clinton’s private email server.
Trump on Saturday slammed the pace of the response, tweeting, “What does the Department of Justice and FBI have to hide?”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray this weekend asked Chicago’s U.S. attorney, John Lausch, to ensure document production is fast and that any redactions are necessary. He will also be available to meet with lawmakers.
