WASHINGTON — The still-secret report on Russian interference in the 2016 election submitted by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, last week was more than 300 pages long, according to the Justice Department, a length that raises new questions about Attorney General William P. Barr’s four-page summary.
Mr. Barr wrote to Congress on Sunday offering what he called the “principal conclusions” of the report — including that Mr. Mueller had not found that the Trump campaign had taken part in a conspiracy to undermine the election. But he had notably declined to publicly disclose its length.
The total of 300-plus pages suggests that Mr. Mueller went well beyond the kind of bare-bones summary required by the Justice Department regulation governing his appointment and detailed his conclusions at length. And it raises questions about what Mr. Barr might have left out of the four dense pages he sent Congress.
Democrats, who like all other lawmakers have not seen the report, have all but accused Mr. Barr of covering up damaging information it contains. They have specifically focused on an apparent difference between the views of Mr. Barr and Mr. Mueller on whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice. Democrats have demanded that the attorney general make the full report and evidence public.
BC-clette on March 28th, 2019 at 14:43 UTC »
Barr wrote 19 pages arguing that a President cannot be indicted for obstruction. To summarize a two year national security investigation, he could only spare 4 pages.
UrRedCapIsOnTooTight on March 28th, 2019 at 14:33 UTC »
A four page summary of a 300 page report written by the man who covered up evidence of crimes by Reagan and Bush in the Iran-Contra scandal. Think about that.
And the Republican party, along with Donnie's cult eats it right up. (not to mention a lot of the press)
mvanigan on March 28th, 2019 at 14:28 UTC »
This is why we have trust issues