Analysis: The 1989 precedent that raises questions about how Barr will redact the Mueller report
Attorney General William P. Barr speaks with reporters at a news conference in D.C. on Dec. 19, 1991. Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller stands at right. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow April 15 at 12:04 PM For weeks, America's understanding of what special counsel Robert S.
Barr’s stated position is that the redactions will be as narrow as they can be to ensure transparency. But once the redacted report is released, it’s safe to assume that some skepticism about what was withheld will continue. This was a contentious position to take, and Barr was asked to provide the memo offering the detailed legal rationale for allowing such detentions. He declined, instead offering a 13-page document that “summarizes the principal conclusions.” When Congress, and then The Washington Post, obtained the full opinion in 1991, it was quickly noted that several conclusions from the full document hadn’t been included in Barr’s summary.
While Barr suggested in testimony last week that he would indicate the broad principles under which various parts were redacted, Goodman noted that he can choose to interpret his redaction authority in broad terms — something that would be hard even for members of Congress to evaluate as appropriate.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Attorney General Barr says he expects to release redacted version of Mueller report within a week'I think that from my standpoint, within a week I will be in a position to release the report to the public,' Barr testified.
Read more »
Barr tells lawmakers he’ll release redacted Mueller report ‘within a week’“You received a very serious, detailed report, hundreds of pages of high level information…and released your memo in less than 48 hours. To me to do this, it seems your mind must have been already made up. How did you do it?” Rep. Nita Lowey asked Barr.
Read more »
Barr says redacted version of Mueller report to be released within a weekAttorney General William Barr said Tuesday he expects to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report 'within a week,' but he does not plan to provide Congress with an unredacted version of the report, setting the stage for a showdown with congressional Democrats.
Read more »
Opinion | What Barr’s color-coding of the redacted Mueller report meansFrom the mind of petridishes: What Barr’s color-coding of the redacted Mueller report means
Read more »
Democrats prepare their response to Barr's redacted reportHouse Democrats are prepping a swift response to Attorney General William Barr's plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report within the next week, after Barr's first public comments Tuesday did little to quell the Democratic anger over Barr's rollout of the special counsel probe.
Read more »
POLITICO Playbook PM: Coming soon: The (redacted) Mueller reportComing soon: The (redacted) Mueller report. More in our PM Playbook 👇
Read more »
Redacted Mueller report expected release Thursday morning: DOJBREAKING: Justice Department expects to publicly release redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Thursday morning, DOJ spokesperson says.
Read more »
Redacted Mueller report expected release Thursday morning: DOJRedacted Mueller report expected release Thursday morning: DOJ originally appeared on abcnews.go.comThe Justice Department expects to publicly release the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Thursday morning, a Justice Department spokeswoman said on Monday.Mueller sent his
Read more »
Attorney general to release redacted Mueller report on ThursdayU.S. Attorney General William Barr to release redacted Mueller report on Thursday SarahNLynch
Read more »
Justice Dept. expected to release redacted Mueller report ThursdayAttorney General William Barr is expected to release special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on the Russia investigation to Congress and the public on Thursday morning, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said.
Read more »