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"I
have not read the Mueller Report yet, even though I have every
right to do so," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Only know the
conclusions, and on the big one, No Collusion."
U.S. 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. 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.
Barr said he had concluded there was not enough evidence to show
that Trump committed the crime of obstruction. But news media
reports this week said members of Mueller's team were unhappy
with the way Barr, a Trump appointee, had characterized the
report's conclusions.
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 U.S. 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 U.S. intelligence agencies'
sources and methods. Congressional Democrats have indicated they
will fight those redactions in court if the subpoena is ignored.
Russia's government has denied interfering in the U.S. election.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani and David Brunnstrom; Editing by
Tom Brown)
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