Later today the public will finally get their hands on the long-awaited Mueller report - albeit with color-coded redactions to identify the multiple reasons that certain information from the almost 400-page report can't be shared with Congress or the public.
Democratic leaders blasted Barr's decision to brief the White House before the release of the report - with five House chairmen releasing a joint statement demanding that Barr cancel the press conference and "Let the full report speak for itself." According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Mueller's testimony in front of Congress "As soon as possible" is the only way to restore public trust after what they called Barr's "Regrettably partisan handling" of the report.
I'm deeply troubled by reports that the WH is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release.
"Once the redacted version of the report has been released to the public, the Justice Department plans to make available for review by a limited number of Members of Congress and their staff a copy of the Special Counsel's report without certain redactions, including removing the redaction of information related to the charges set forth in the indictment in this case," they wrote in the filing.
According to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, the Mueller report will answer a key complaints Democrats have had since Barr released a four-page summary of the report; why did Mueller decline to make a decision on whether to charge Trump with obstruction of justice - something he spent months investigating?
Justice Department regulations say that Mueller should explain in a report to the attorney general the decisions that he made on who to prosecute, and he can choose to discuss additional relevant findings.
"A heavily redacted report should not be acceptable to anyone, especially if the report was redacted to protect the president or his associates," said former New York federal prosecutor Harry Sandick, currently a white-collar criminal defense lawyer.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-18/mueller-report-day-heres-what-expect
Democratic leaders blasted Barr's decision to brief the White House before the release of the report - with five House chairmen releasing a joint statement demanding that Barr cancel the press conference and "Let the full report speak for itself." According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Mueller's testimony in front of Congress "As soon as possible" is the only way to restore public trust after what they called Barr's "Regrettably partisan handling" of the report.
I'm deeply troubled by reports that the WH is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release.
"Once the redacted version of the report has been released to the public, the Justice Department plans to make available for review by a limited number of Members of Congress and their staff a copy of the Special Counsel's report without certain redactions, including removing the redaction of information related to the charges set forth in the indictment in this case," they wrote in the filing.
According to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, the Mueller report will answer a key complaints Democrats have had since Barr released a four-page summary of the report; why did Mueller decline to make a decision on whether to charge Trump with obstruction of justice - something he spent months investigating?
Justice Department regulations say that Mueller should explain in a report to the attorney general the decisions that he made on who to prosecute, and he can choose to discuss additional relevant findings.
"A heavily redacted report should not be acceptable to anyone, especially if the report was redacted to protect the president or his associates," said former New York federal prosecutor Harry Sandick, currently a white-collar criminal defense lawyer.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-18/mueller-report-day-heres-what-expect
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