The Justice Department’s statement came after some members of Mueller’s team were reportedly unhappy with the attorney general’s characterization of their work.
The Department of Justice on Thursday defended releasing an initial summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion, saying it couldn’t disclose the full report because it contained protected grand jury information.
The statement came after some members of Mueller’s team were reportedly unhappy with Attorney General William Barr’s characterization of their investigatory work.
A Justice Department spokeswoman said Barr provided the initial findings “with the understanding that the report itself would be released after the redaction process” and “does not believe the report should be released in serial or piecemeal fashion.”
Democrats on Capitol Hill, however, said they were ratcheting up their demands for a full public release of the Russia probe’s findings. They expressed frustration at the news that some members Mueller’s team are privately displeased with Barr’s summary.
The White House, meanwhile, isn’t sitting idly by. Rudy Giuliani went on the offensive, taking another swipe at Mueller’s team in an apparent attempt to discredit them, while Trump himself complained Thursday morning about “the highest level of Presidential Harassment in the history of our Country!”
Reports in The New York Times and The Washington Post late Wednesday indicated that Mueller’s team members told associates that their report contained “acute” evidence that Trump obstructed the investigation of Russian links to his 2016 campaign. Both reports also noted that Mueller’s team had prepared summaries meant to be made public, but none of which have emerged. Rather, Barr opted to issue his own four-page analysis that the president has described as “total exoneration.”
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The Department of Justice defended releasing an initial summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion, saying it couldn’t disclose the full report because it contained protected grand jury information https://t.co/xS9VMbE6TZ
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