Attorney General William Barr has informed Congress that he’s reviewing Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and will hopefully get them the report’s “principal conclusions as soon as this weekend”:
Atty. Gen. Barr to Judiciary Committee Chairs: "I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in position to advise you of the Special Counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend." #MuellerReport
— sallykidd (@sallykidd) March 22, 2019
According to a DOJ spox, this document will be released to the public as well:
DOJ spokeswoman says that Barr will send Congress a document in coming days laying out Mueller's "principal conclusions," and that document is expected to be released to the public. Unclear how detailed or extensive that document will be.
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) March 22, 2019
Barr notably states that he’ll consult with both Mueller and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein and he’s “committed to as much transparency as possible”:
Letter from Attorney General Barr to Congress: "I remain committed to as much transparency as possible."
— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) March 22, 2019
And here’s the money quote:
AG Barr says "there were no such instances during the Special Counsel's investigation" that a proposed action by Mueller was so inappropriate or unwarranted that it should not be pursued, according to letter to Congressional leaders
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 22, 2019
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Dems right now are like:
BARR SAYS NONE OF MUELLER'S PROPOSED ACTIONS WERE INAPPROPRIATE OR UNWARRANTED pic.twitter.com/6x3MOKuMYJ
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 22, 2019
And Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are already throwing a fit over it:
.@SpeakerPelosi & Schumer stmt call for full report to be public:
“Now that Special Counsel Mueller has submitted his report to the Attorney General, it is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress.
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) March 22, 2019
More: ”Barr must not give President Trump, his lawyers or his staff any ‘sneak preview’ of Special Counsel Mueller's findings or evidence, and the White House must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence are made public.”
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) March 22, 2019
Final piece from Pelosi and Schumer: “The American people have a right to the truth. The watchword is transparency.”
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) March 22, 2019
Full statement from Pelosi and Schumer:
Pelosi/Schumer: It is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress. Attorney General Barr must not give President Trump, his lawyers or his staff any ‘sneak preview’ of Special Counsel Mueller's findings pic.twitter.com/YObqPmh9yR
— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) March 22, 2019
Via NY1’s Samantha-Jo Roth, here’s a copy of the letter Attorney General William Barr sent to the Senate and House Judiciary Committee’s on the just delivered report from Robert Mueller:
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