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Nunes says he believes the department will soon provide the committee with the documents it had requested and access to the witnesses it had wanted to hear from.

The requested documents include materials related to how the FBI used a dossier of allegations about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.

Nunes sent Rosenstein a letter last week saying he wanted the information by Jan. 3.

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6:30 p.m.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has left a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan concerning the House intelligence committee’s probe into Russian interference.

Rosenstein requested the meeting, according to a congressional aide. The aide declined to be named because the meeting was private.

House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes has asked Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray to produce a number of documents related to the Russia investigation. These include materials related to how the agency used a dossier of allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia that was partially paid for by Democrats.

Nunes sent Rosenstein a letter last week saying he wanted the information by Jan. 3.

— By Mary Clare Jalonick

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5:20 p.m.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan about the House intelligence committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Rosenstein requested the meeting with Ryan, according to a congressional aide. The aide asked not to be identified because the meeting is private.