Donald Trump unleashes furious tweets as Department of Justice announces redacted Mueller report to be released on Thursday
- Document will be made available to Congress and the public
- Despite pressure to produce full report, Attorney General Barr says sensitive information on grand jury and US intelligence-gathering must be redacted first
US Attorney General William Barr plans to release a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election on Thursday morning, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said on Monday.
Kupec did not provide a precise time, but said the redacted report would be released both to Congress and the public.
As Washington counts down until the release, US President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an eleventh-hour effort to undermine the report’s findings.
Trump unleashed a series of tweets on Monday — including two just minutes after the Justice Department’s announcement — focusing on the favourable toplines in the four-page summary Barr released last month.
“The Mueller Report, which was written by 18 Angry Democrats who also happen to be Trump Haters (and Clinton Supporters), should have focused on the people who SPIED on my 2016 Campaign, and others who fabricated the whole Russia Hoax,” Trump tweeted.
“Since there was no Collusion, why was there an Investigation in the first place! Answer – Dirty Cops, Dems and Crooked Hillary!” he also posted.
