Furthermore, Judge Howell wrote, “In carrying out the weighty constitutional duty of determining whether impeachment of the President is warranted. Congress need not redo the nearly two years of effort spent on the Special Counsel’s investigation, nor risk being misled by witnesses, who may have provided information.”
“The White House’s stated policy of non-cooperation with the impeachment inquiry weighs heavily in favor of disclosure. Congress’s need to access grand jury material relevant to potential impeachable conduct by a President is heightened when the Executive Branch willfully obstructs channels for accessing other relevant evidence.”
“Tipping the scale even further toward disclosure is the public’s interest in a diligent and thorough investigation into, and in a final determination about, potentially impeachable conduct by the President described in the Mueller Report,” she added.
Judge Howell ordered the DOJ to provide the grand jury materials to the House Judiciary Committee by October 30, 2019.
