MuellerReport redactions raise 'significant red flags' about ongoing Trump world investigations: Legal experts
The redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report on Russian election interference shows that while this particular investigation may have come to a close, there are still a number of ongoing investigations looming over President Donald Trump and his associates.
Bradley Moss, a national security expert, told Newsweek: “We know there are ongoing probes in the [Southern District of New York] that were farmed out by Mueller that have targeted the hush money payment issue" to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford , who claimed she had a brief affair with Trump.Approximately 953 redactions were made to Mueller’s 448-page report, according to Reuters. The document was made public by Attorney General William Barr on Thursday morning.
In a press conference before the report’s release on Thursday morning, Barr said that the color-coding strategy was used to “ensure as much transparency as possible.” Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Robert Mueller report as Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens on April 18. Win McNamee
These investigators said that Barr had ignored summaries they prepared for public release. They also told the news outlets that the issue of obstruction of justice was actually “must more acute” than the attorney general had suggested in his summary.
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