Court Temporarily Blocks Release of Mueller Grand Jury Materials

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller references a copy of his report as he testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel's investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2019. Leah Millis/File Photo/Reuters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an emergency stay of the release of grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

The panel of three judges said on Oct. 29 that the court was granting the request for an emergency stay pending appeal.