Donald Trump says he has not read Robert Mueller’s report, it’s ‘a total waste of time’
- US Attorney General William Barr said he plans to make public a redacted copy of the nearly 400-page report by the middle of this month
US Attorney General William Barr has said he plans to make public a redacted copy of the nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by the middle of this month, if not sooner.
On March 22, Mueller completed his 22-month probe and Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress two days later outlining the main findings.
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Barr told lawmakers the investigation did not establish that members of Trump’s election campaign conspired with Russia, but also did not exonerate the president on obstruction of justice.
Asked in an interview with Fox and Friends Weekend about calls for the release of the full confidential report, Trump said: “It’s really up to the attorney general, whatever he wants to do.”
In another tweet, Trump called the report “a total waste of time.”
Barr did not meet a demand by Democrats in the US House of Representatives to provide the unredacted report to lawmakers by April 2.
He told Congress in a letter last week he must redact material that was presented to a grand jury, as required by law, as well as information that could reveal US intelligence agencies’ sources and methods.
Congressional Democrats have indicated they will fight those redactions in court if the subpoena is ignored.