Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is “close to being completed.”
Whitaker told reporters at a press conference that he has been “fully briefed on the investigation.”
“I hope that we can get the report from Director Mueller as soon as possible,” he said.
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Whitaker also made his comments amid speculation over whether the public will be able to review the full contents of Mueller’s report when the probe is concluded.
William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, declined to commit to releasing the full report during his confirmation hearing earlier this month. He said he would have to follow Department of Justice guidelines in determining how the report is released.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) also dropped legislation Monday requiring that reports issued by any special counsel be publicly released.
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