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Mueller report to be lightly redacted, show detailed look at obstruction of justice probe - The Boston Globe

posted onApril 19, 2019
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Article snippet: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department plans to release a lightly redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 400-page report Thursday, offering a granular look at the ways in which President Trump was suspected of obstructing justice, people familiar with the matter said. The report - the general outlines of which the Justice Department has briefed the White House on - will reveal that Mueller decided he could not come to a conclusion on the question of obstruction because it was difficult to determine Trump’s intent and some of his actions could be interpreted innocently, these people said. But it will offer a detailed account of his alleged conduct - analyzing tweets, private threats and other episodes at the center of Mueller’s inquiry, they added. Attorney General William Barr plans to hold a 9:30 a.m. news conference to address ‘‘process questions’’ and provide an ‘‘overview of the report,’’ a senior Justice Department official said. The report will be delivered on discs to Capitol Hill between 11 a.m. and noon, the official said, and will be posted on the special counsel’s website thereafter. Those who spoke to The Washington Post for this report did so on the condition of anonymity, citing the matter’s supreme sensitivity. Thursday’s rollout plan - and news of the White House’s advance briefing, which was first reported by ABC News and The New York Times - led to political uproar Wednesday, with Democrats suggesting the attorney general was tryin... Link to the full article to read more

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