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Showing Original Post only (View all)WH will get the Mueller report before the public does in case it wants to make redactions, Barr says [View all]
Terrific. What could possibly go wrong. Please, someone, tell me this is illegal?
EDIT to add: msnbc is saying this is a lie, per DOJ official
The White House will get the Mueller report before the public does in case it wants to make redactions, Barr says
Sonam Sheth
2h
Attorney General William Barr will send the special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation to the White House before the public sees it, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Tuesday.
Graham said Barr told him he would send the report to the White House first in case it wants to claim executive privilege over any parts.
Mueller's full report is likely to contain crucial details about the motivations behind the myriad contacts and meetings President Donald Trump's associates had with Russians, as well as Trump's repeated deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump's defense lawyers have previously said they want a chance to review and "correct" the Mueller report before it's made public.
Graham said Barr told him he would send the report to the White House first in case it wants to claim executive privilege over any parts.
Mueller's full report is likely to contain crucial details about the motivations behind the myriad contacts and meetings President Donald Trump's associates had with Russians, as well as Trump's repeated deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump's defense lawyers have previously said they want a chance to review and "correct" the Mueller report before it's made public.
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr told him he would send the special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the Russia investigation to the White House before the public sees it, in case it wants to claim executive privilege over any parts.
Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, also said Barr told him it would most likely take "weeks, not months," to make a version of Mueller's final report public.
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WH will get the Mueller report before the public does in case it wants to make redactions, Barr says [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
How can exec priviledge be claimed for a report on possible criminal investigation? This ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#3
Exerting executive privilege effectively nullifies any need for it to go public
LonePirate
Mar 2019
#4
Of course it will. Let the criminal edit the crime report before it's released.
Kablooie
Mar 2019
#12
So long as the democrats receive an unredacted copy, I'm okay with this (for now).
tymorial
Mar 2019
#14
The Republican Report aka Mueller report. Trumpf would like to make up more BS to put into
rockfordfile
Mar 2019
#16