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Special Counsel Delivers Mueller Report to Attorney General Barr

posted onMarch 23, 2019
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Article snippet: The report will now be reviewed by Barr, who has previously stated he will write his own account communicating Mueller’s findings to Congress and the American public. Barr said he could release his account to Congress as soon as this weekend. “I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend,” Barr said in his letter the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees. Barr also said in no instance did the Justice Department block Mueller from any action he wanted to take. President Trump’s initial reaction to news of the report’s delivery is that he is “glad it’s over,” according to sources close to ABC News. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the “next steps” regarding the report are up to Barr and that the administration looks forward to the “process taking its course.” “The White House has not received or been briefed on the Special Counsel’s report,” noted Sanders. In a separate statement, Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow said of the report’s delivery: “We’re pleased that the Office of Special Counsel has delivered its report to the Attorney General pursuant to the regulations. Attorney General Barr will determine the appropriate next steps.” With no details released at this point, it’s not known whether Mueller’s report answers the core questions of his investigation: Did Trump’s campaign collude with the... Link to the full article to read more

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