The report is expected to reveal what Mueller uncovered about ties between the Trump campaign and Russia that fell short of criminal conduct. The White House declined to comment on an ABC News report that it had been briefed on the contents of Mueller’s report beyond what Barr has made public.Īt a later date, the Justice Department also plans to provide a “limited number” of members of Congress and their staff access to a copy of the Mueller report with fewer redactions than the public version, according to a court filing Wednesday. and noon and then be posted on the special counsel’s website, said the official, who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.īarr formulated the report’s roll-out and briefed the White House on his plans, according to a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Mueller and other members of his team will not attend, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr said.Īfter the news conference, the report will be delivered to Congress on CDs between 11 a.m. He will be accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw the investigation after Mueller’s appointment in May 2017. “Barr shouldn’t be spinning the report at all, but it’s doubly outrageous he’s doing it before America is given a chance to read it,” Schumer said.Ī Justice Department official confirmed Barr’s plan to speak and answer questions about his “process” before the report’s public release. And Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “The process is poisoned before the report is even released.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Barr had “thrown out his credibility & the DOJ’s independence with his single-minded effort to protect” Trump. The news conference, first announced by Trump during a radio interview, provoked immediate criticism from congressional Democrats. news conference to present his interpretation of the report’s findings, before providing redacted copies to Congress and the public. The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country.Įven the planned release of the nearly 400-page report quickly spiraled into a political battle Wednesday over whether Attorney General William Barr is attempting to shield the president who appointed him and spin the report’s findings before the American people can read it and come to their own judgments.īarr will hold a 9:30 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller- but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say.
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