The House Judiciary Committee has teed up a high-stakes legal clash with the Justice Department in a lawsuit that could influence congressional oversight authority far beyond the GOP’s impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, legal experts say.
The committee’s lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last month against two Justice Department attorneys asks a federal court to compel the officials to testify about the criminal case against Hunter Biden.
The committee subpoenaed the two officials for depositions, but DOJ directed the attorneys to defy the subpoenas because agency counsel would not be allowed to attend under House rules, according to the lawsuit.
