House Republicans rebuffed in bid to access details of DoJ Biden investigation

Republican-controlled judiciary committee told that longstanding precedent prevents disclosures about active investigations

The US justice department told top House judiciary committee Republicans on Monday that it would decline to produce confidential information about the special counsel investigation into the recent discovery of classified-marked documents at Joe Biden's personal home and office.

The department said in a letter to the committee reviewed by the Guardian that it would not provide details about the president's documents case - or any other inquiry - because it could reveal the roadmap of the investigation and risk the appearance of political conflict.