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Nadler said he had a 10-minute phone conversation on Wednesday
with Barr, who released a four-page summary on Sunday of
Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016
presidential election. Nadler said Barr would not commit to
submitting the entire report to Congress.
"I am very concerned that it is apparent that the Department (of
Justice) will not meet the April 2 deadline that we set. And I’m
very disturbed by that," Nadler told reporters.
"I asked whether he could commit that the full report, an
unredacted full report with the underlying documents evidence
would be provided to Congress and to the American people. And he
wouldn’t make a commitment to that. I am very concerned about
that," Nadler said.
Nadler said Barr agreed to testify before the Judiciary
Committee. Nadler left open the possibility that Mueller may be
asked to testify sometime after Barr appears.
Barr said in his summary of the Mueller report that the special
counsel's 22-month investigation did not find that President
Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia. Mueller did not
reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice,
according to Barr.
Nadler said he knows the length of the Mueller - calling it
"very substantial" - but he declined to reveal how many pages.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; writing by Eric Beech; Editing by
David Alexander and Lisa Shumaker)
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