House Democrats pull back contempt vote on Bill Barr after deal for documents

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The Justice Department has reached an agreement to provide additional documents dealing with potential obstruction of justice by President Trump to the House Judiciary, apparently averting a looming contempt vote in the House.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerold Nadler said the documents would allow his committee members to perform their 'constitutional duties.' Before the deal was reached, the full House was set to vote on Tuesday to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt of Congress over the standoff. 

'The Department will share the first of these documents with us later today,' Nadler said in a statement. 'All members of the Judiciary Committee – Democrats and Republicans alike – will be able to view them,' he said. 'These documents will allow us to perform or constitutional duties and decide how to respond to the allegations laid out

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