Mueller's Russia probe report to be released by mid-April
The US attorney general said Friday that he will release a redacted version by mid-April of the report on the two-year Russia election meddling probe, which had cast a cloud over Donald Trump's presidency.
Attorney General Bill Barr, in a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees, said he was currently redacting sensitive material from the eagerly awaited report, which Trump has hailed as completely clearing him of allegations of collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who headed the probe, was assisting with the task, he said.
"Our progress is such that I anticipate that we will be in a position to release the report by mid-April, if not sooner," Barr said.
The attorney general said the report was nearly 400 pages long excluding tables and appendices and "sets forth the Special Counsel's findings, his analysis and the reasons for his conclusions."
Barr, who released the "principal conclusions" of the report last week, has been under heavy pressure from Democrats to release the full report.
"I share your desire to ensure that Congress and the public have the opportunity to read the Special Counsel's report," the attorney general told the Senate and House judiciary committee chairmen.
"Everyone will soon be able to read it on their own," Barr said.
Representative Jerry Nadler, a Democrat who heads the House Judiciary Committee, responded to Barr's letter by saying he wanted the "full and complete Mueller report, without redactions" by April 2.
Barr said the report would not be submitted to the White House for review and Trump had deferred to him to deal with any parts over which he could invoke executive privilege.
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