The committee has not agreed to the request, because Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democratic congressman from Mississippi, told reporters that the depositions were the property of the committee, according to the spokesman.
The other source said simply that there’s been no response from the committee since the letter requesting the transcripts was sent in late April.
The Justice Department wants the transcripts to help its investigation and bring in witnesses, according to the source familiar with the matter. The source did not specify which transcripts were being requested.
The Justice Department has declined to comment for this story.
The New York Times was the first to report the news of the Justice Department request.
