[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 604--TO AUTHORIZE DOCUMENT PRODUCTION BY THE SELECT 
  COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE IN UNITED STATES V. MARIIA BUTINA (D.D.C.)

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 604

       Whereas, the prosecution and the defendant in United States 
     v. Mariia Butina, Cr. No. 18-218, currently pending in the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
     have requested copies of a transcript of an interview of the 
     defendant conducted by the Select Committee on Intelligence;
       Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United 
     States and Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no 
     evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     can, by administrative or judicial process, be taken from 
     such control or possession but by permission of the Senate;
       Whereas, when it appears that documents, papers, and 
     records under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     may promote the administration of justice, the Senate will 
     take such action as will promote the ends of justice 
     consistent with the privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate 
     Select Committee on Intelligence, acting jointly, are 
     authorized to provide to the parties in United States v. 
     Mariia Butina, under appropriate security procedures, copies 
     of the transcript of the interview of the defendant taken by 
     the Committee.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and the 
distinguished Democratic leader, Mr. Schumer, I send to the desk a 
resolution on documentary production by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the Select Committee on Intelligence 
has received requests from the Department of Justice and from the 
defendant in a pending criminal case for copies of a transcript of an 
interview that the Committee staff conducted of the defendant in April 
2018 for use in preparation for trial.
  This resolution would authorize the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, acting jointly, to provide copies of 
the interview transcript, under appropriate security procedures, to 
both parties in response to this request.

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