House Democrats on Wednesday approved subpoenas for the special counsel’s complete report and any additional information the Justice Department might seek to contain
U.S. Attorney-General William Barr, seen during a prison reform summit at the White House on April 1, 2019, has released a statement in response to criticisms of his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The statement came as Barr confronts concerns that his four-page letter summarizing Mueller’s conclusions unduly sanitized the full report in President Donald Trump’s favour, including on the key question of whether the president obstructed justice. House Democrats on Wednesday approved subpoenas for Mueller’s entire report and any exhibits and other underlying evidence that the Justice Department might withhold.
The disparity in length between Barr’s letter and Mueller’s full report, which totals nearly 400 pages, raises the likelihood of additional significant information that was put forward by the special counsel’s office but not immediately shared by the attorney general.In his statement, Barr defended the decision to release a brief summary letter two days after receiving the report on March 22. He previously said he wanted to release the entire document in gradual or piecemeal fashion.
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