Attorney General William Barr delivers remarks on the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller

Attorney General William Barr holds a news conference about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The Justice Department said it will deliver the almost 400-page final report of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's suspected interference in 2016 elections.

Parts of the special counsel’s nearly 400-page report — an exhaustive probe that lasted nearly two years and cost millions of dollars — are expected to be heavily redacted. That particular aspect has opened a new, politically charged front between the Trump administration and Congress, where members are insisting on obtaining a version of the report that isn’t blacked out.

A summary of Mueller’s findings, assembled with the assistance of dozens of investigators and 19 lawyers, was provided to Attorney General William Barr last month.

Barr’s initial review of the Mueller report stated that no evidence of collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian elements trying to influence the election.

The summary was quickly interpreted by Trump and his surrogates as evidence that the probe exonerated him. However, Mueller largely demurred on the question of whether Trump had obstructed justice by trying to influence the probe’s outcome—something the president has steadfastly and repeatedly denied.
The missing elements of the Mueller report has prompted Congressional Democrats to push back on Barr’s insistence on secrecy. New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler has threatened to subpoena the administration for a complete version of the report, while the White House has reportedly prepared a 140-page rebuttal.

For his part, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer has said the redactions were necessary to protect grand jury deliberations, sensitive intelligence-gathering information, and ongoing probes into the conduct of people linked to the controversy.

Mueller’s probe resulted in the downfall of a few people close to Trump — including his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort.

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