MuellerReport release: Live updates as AG Barr delivers findings on Trump-Russia investigation
Attorney General William Barr said multiple times during his press conference that there was"no collusion" between President Donald Trump and Russia, borrowing a term from his boss. He also defended the president against what he called attacks from the media and others.
"Following my March 29th letter, the Office of the White House Counsel requested the opportunity to review the redacted version of the report in order to advise the President on the potential invocation of privilege, which is consistent with long-standing practice. Following that review, the President confirmed that, in the interests of transparency and full disclosure to the American people, he would not assert privilege over the Special Counsel’s report," he said.
Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT with the report expected to be released to Congress and the public shortly thereafter. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he might hold his own press conference as well. The report is expected to reveal what Mueller’s investigation, which resulted in more than 2,800 subpoenas, 500 search warrants and indictments, convictions or guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies, uncovered about ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Newsweek will be paying close attention to what Mueller had to say about the Trump administration working to obstruct justice during the investigation. That includes Trump’s handling of Comey’s firing, his tweets and statements attacking and sometimes threatening investigators and witnesses, and his misleading statement given to The New York Times about what occurred at Trump Tower.
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