Democrat lawmakers say the abbreviated Barr summary doesn't adequately answer their questions on Russian collusion and the 'president's conduct.'
Six Democrats who chair key committees in the House of Representatives signed a letter to U.S. Attorney Gen. William Barr on Monday, giving him an April 2 deadline to submit Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to them in its entirety. The deadline includes any evidence and materials related to the report.
The Mueller report was submitted to the attorney general’s office on March 22, and Barr issued a four-page summary on March 24 that said Mueller found no Russian collusion from President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. The Democrats told Barr that because they can’t identify any “actions” from the abbreviated report, they can’t fully evaluate the attorney general’s report. They also asked to see any specific evidence related to the full report.
"The special counsel and the Justice Department ought to be allowed to finish their work in a professional manner," McConnell said in the report."To date, the attorney general has followed through on his commitments to Congress. One of those commitments is that he intends to release as much information as possible."
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