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U.S. NEWS Friday 26 May 2017
Oversight chair seeks more FBI documents in Russia probe

By MATTHEW DALY it could not yet turn them
CHAD DAY over because of Special
Associated Press Counsel Robert Mueller’s
WASHINGTON (AP) — The probe into Russia’s med-
chairman of the House dling in the 2016 election.
Oversight committee Trump fired Comey May 9
asked the FBI on Thursday amid questions about the
to turn over more docu- FBI’s investigation.
ments about former FBI Chaffetz, who said last
Director James Comey’s week he has his “subpoe-
interactions with the White na pen” ready to force
House and Justice Depart- Comey or the FBI to turn
ment, including materials over the documents, told
dating back nearly four McCabe that “Congress
years to the Obama ad- and the American public
ministration. Rep. Jason have a right and a duty
Chaffetz, R-Utah, told act- to examine this issue inde-
ing FBI Director Andrew pendently of the special
McCabe that he wants re- counsel’s investigation.”
cords of Comey’s contacts He added, in a thinly veiled
with the White House and threat: “I trust and hope
Justice Department dating you understand this and
to September 2013, when make the right decision —
Comey was sworn in as FBI to produce these docu-
director under then-Presi- U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz waves after addressing the Utah GOP Convention Saturday, May 20, ments to the committee
dent Barack Obama. 2017, in Sandy, Utah. Chaffetz told acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe that he wants records of immediately and on a vol-
Comey’s contacts with the White House and Justice Department dating to September 2013.
In a letter to McCabe, (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) untary basis.”q
Chaffetz said he is seeking
to review Comey’s memos eral’s office. Chaffetz pre-
and other written materials viously requested Comey’s
so he can “better under- recent memos about his
stand” Comey’s commu- private contacts with Presi-
nications with the White dent Donald Trump. But the
House and attorney gen- bureau told him Thursday
Appeals court deals new blow to

Trump administration travel ban

By JESSICA GRESKO second appeals court, the
Associated Press 9th U.S. Circuit based in San
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- Francisco, is also weighing
dent Donald Trump’s re- the revised travel ban after
vised travel ban “speaks a federal judge in Hawaii
with vague words of na- blocked it.
tional security, but in con- White House spokesman
text drips with religious Michael Short said the ad-
intolerance, animus and ministration was confident
discrimination,” a federal that its order is legal.
appeals court said Thurs- “These clearly are very
day in ruling against the ex- dangerous times and we
ecutive order targeting six need every available tool
Muslim-majority countries. at our disposal to prevent
In a 10-3 vote, the U.S. Cir- terrorists from entering the
cuit Court of Appeals for United States and commit-
the 4th Circuit said the ban ting acts of bloodshed and
likely violates the Constitu- violence,” he said.
tion. And it upheld a lower The Supreme Court almost
court ruling that blocks the certainly would step into
Republican administration the case if asked. The jus-
from cutting off visas for tices almost always have
people from Iran, Libya, the final say when a lower
Somalia, Sudan, Syria and court strikes down a federal
Yemen. law or presidential action.
The Richmond, Virginia- Trump could try to per-
based 4th Circuit is the first suade the Supreme Court
appeals court to rule on the to allow the policy to take
revised travel ban unveiled effect, even while the jus-
in March. Trump’s adminis- tices weigh whether to
tration had hoped it would hear the case, by argu-
avoid the legal problems ing that the court orders
that the first version from blocking the ban make the
January encountered. A country less safe.q