Democrats say they’ll pursue Trump investigations no matter what special counsel Robert S. Mueller III concludes
By Rachael Bade , Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Karoun Demirjian and Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow Paul Kane Paul Kane Senior congressional correspondent and columnist Email Bio Follow March 23 at 8:03 PM Democrats have yet to see details of special counsel Robert S.
Mueller submitted his report to the Justice Department on Friday. The conference call for Democrats came shortly after justice officials informed lawmakers that they would not be receiving Attorney General William P. Barr’s summary of the report until Sunday at the earliest. “The Mueller report is one document; it is not, however, the final word on ongoing investigations, criminal or otherwise,” said Rep. Gerald E. Connolly , a senior member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. “There is a lot that falls beyond the jurisdiction of Robert S.
The committee chairs said they expect to receive a limited readout of Mueller’s findings and predicted the Justice Department would argue against releasing damaging information on anyone they didn’t indict.
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