▁to ▁dis cred it ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁investigation , ▁Trump ' s ▁att orney ▁Rud y ▁Giul iani ▁said ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁that ▁the ▁investig ators ▁" are ▁giving ▁us ▁the ▁material ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁Of ▁course , ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁president ▁... ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁public ▁opinion " ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁" im pe ach ▁or ▁not ▁im pe ach " ▁Trump . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁had ▁ordered ▁that ▁class ified ▁information ▁about ▁inform ant ▁Ste phan ▁Hal per ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁Int elligence ▁Comm itte es , ▁beyond ▁the ▁tight ▁access ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Gang ▁of ▁E ight . ▁The ▁direct ors ▁of ▁national ▁intelligence ▁and ▁the ▁F BI ▁both ▁opposed ▁the ▁move . ▁House ▁Int elligence ▁Committee ▁chairman ▁De vin ▁N unes , ▁a ▁sta unch ▁Trump ▁al ly , ▁had ▁requested ▁the ▁expanded ▁access ▁for ▁weeks , ▁while ▁Democr ats ▁assert ed ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁effort ▁by ▁Republic ans ▁to ▁gain ▁information ▁they ▁could ▁use ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁Mu eller ▁investigation . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁that ▁Trump ' s ▁att orney ▁Rud y ▁Giul iani ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁could ▁and ▁likely ▁would ▁prevent ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁investigation ▁from ▁making ▁public ▁certain ▁information ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁report ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁covered