The Mueller report is coming, but with color-coded cuts [View all]
WASHINGTON — The most consequential editing process in the country is taking place behind closed doors in drab government offices.
Lawyers from the Justice Department and the special counsel’s office are going word by word, sentence by sentence through the nearly 400-page confidential report that Robert S. Mueller III completed last month, striking out tidbits as they prepare to release a redacted version to the public.
They’ve identified four categories of protected information and assigned different colors to each one to identify each cut or trim. For now, the four hues are as closely guarded as the report’s contents.
At stake is not just what information becomes public from the special counsel’s 22-month investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, but also the credibility of the entire enterprise.
Too many redactions or a botched process could deepen political uncertainty surrounding the Russia investigation and fuel concerns that Attorney General William Barr is deliberately shielding President Donald Trump from scrutiny.
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No reason in my opinion that Congress cannot see an unredacted copy. Then we'd know for certain if the redactions are legit or a coverup.
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