“Let it come out, and let people see it,' the president said, adding that it's 'up to the attorney general.... We’ll see what happens.'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he supports the public seeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report, which is believed to be close to completion and then submission to Attorney General William Barr.
The House voted 420-0 last week to make the Mueller report public, but an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to force a vote on the measure in the Senate was shot down by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff warned last month he will"subpoena the report, we will bring Bob Mueller in to testify before Congress, we will take it to court if necessary," in order to obtain the document.
Trump’s full response to reporters before boarding Marine One for Ohio was contradictory at times, with the president saying the public deserves to see the report while adding that it was up to Barr. Trump did not explicitly say that he would authorize its release.
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