That is right, minority counsel represents the Democratic members of the committee; majority counsel represents Republican members of the committee. In the past, they had dealt with the Justice Department together as counsel for the committee. On this occasion, the minority counsel, the Democratic counsel, made contact with the Justice Department, immediately after which the Justice Department position was announced as having been changed----
Discussing the roles of minority and majority counsel in relation to the Justice Department.
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