Anonymous ID: b8e75d April 17, 2019, 9 p.m. No.6219592   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9622 >>9652 >>9698 >>9735 >>9895 >>9911 >>0003 >>0027 >>0031

Democrats furious at Attorney General Barr for Mueller report rollout

 

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold a press conference on Thursday at 9:30 am ET to discuss the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

 

Why it matters: Congress will receive the report around 11 am or 12 pm and release it to the public shortly after, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. Nearly 2 years after the special counsel was appointed, the public will get its most in-depth glimpse yet into what Mueller found in his investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russian interference in the 2016 election.

 

What they're saying: Nadler and several other Democrats have expressed frustration over a story from the New York Times that the Justice Department has already briefed the White House on the contents of the report. The fact that Congress will not receive the Mueller report until at least an hour after the press conference has further infuriated them.

 

Nadler: "I’m deeply troubled by reports that the White House is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release. Now, DOJ is informing us we will not receive the report until around 11/12 tomorrow afternoon — AFTER Barr’s press conference. This is wrong. #ReleaseTheReport"

 

Elijah E. Cummings: "This is outrageous. The AG is supposed to be an independent beacon of truth and justice. Instead, Barr is debasing the rule of law, degrading our democratic institutions, and decimating any trust the American people have left in this Administration."

 

Chuck Schumer: "The process is poisoned before the report is even released. Barr shouldn’t be spinning the report at all, but it’s doubly outrageous he’s doing it before America is given a chance to read it. Barr doesn’t want Americans to make up their own mind. What is he so afraid of?"

 

Nancy Pelosi: "AG Barr has thrown out his credibility & the DOJ’s independence with his single-minded effort to protect @realDonaldTrump above all else. The American people deserve the truth, not a sanitized version of the Mueller Report approved by the Trump Admin."

 

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https://www.axios.com/mueller-report-justice-department-rosenstein-barr-9d118d53-fd39-4997-9cac-af463531f324.html

Anonymous ID: b8e75d April 17, 2019, 9:20 p.m. No.6219836   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9911 >>0003 >>0027 >>0031

'This is not justice': Democrats accuse Barr of protecting Trump in rollout of Mueller report

 

WASHINGTON – Democrats are in an uproar over Attorney General William Barr's handling of the highly anticipated report by special counsel Robert Mueller, demanding that he cancels a planned news conference on Thursday about Mueller's findings before actually releasing the report to the public.

 

For weeks, House Democrats have criticized Barr's handling of the report but those critiques intensified significantly on Wednesday, one day before the Justice Department is set to release a redacted version of the 400-page report to the public.

 

"Once again, Barr wants to shape the public's perception of the report," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wrote on Twitter. "This is not justice. Just PR."

 

In a joint statement, Democratic House chairs called Barr's news conference "unnecessary and inappropriate" and called for release of the full report.

 

“These new actions by the Attorney General reinforce our concern that he is acting to protect President Trump," the statement says.

 

“He should let the full report speak for itself. The Attorney General should cancel the press conference and provide the full report to Congress, as we have requested," the statement continues. "With the Special Counsel’s fact-gathering work concluded, it is now Congress’ responsibility to assess the findings and evidence and proceed accordingly.”

 

Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold news conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said. The report is expected to go to Congress between 11 a.m. and noon EDT and likely will be released to the public around the same time.

 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi railed against the decision and pointed to a New York Times report indicating that Justice officials had briefed the White House on the contents of the report in advance of its public release. White House and Justice officials declined to comment on The Times account.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/17/mueller-report-ag-william-barr-under-fire-over-handling-report/3502602002/

 

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