‘This is wrong’: US attorney general accused of spinning Mueller report on Trump campaign ahead of release
- William Barr will hold a news conference before the 400-page document’s release to Congress at about 11am on Thursday. But Mueller and other members of his team will not attend
After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller – but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say.
The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country.
Even the planned release of the nearly 400-page report quickly spiralled into a political struggle Wednesday over whether Attorney General William Barr is attempting to shield the president who appointed him and spin the report’s findings before the American people can read it and come to their own judgments.
Barr will hold a 9.30am news conference accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw the investigation after Mueller’s appointment in May 2017. But Mueller and other members of his team will not attend, special counsel spokesman Peter Carr said.
