WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation, saying the confidential document contains sensitive grand jury material that prevented it from being immediately released to the public. House Democrats on Wednesday approved subpoenas for Mueller’s entire report and any exhibits and other underlying evidence that the Justice Department might withhold. In Thursday’s statement, Barr defended the decision to release a brief summary letter two days after receiving the report on March 22. Barr has said that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein determined that Mueller’s evidence was insufficient to support an obstruction allegation. Barr said he was continuing to work with Mueller’s office on redactions to the report so that it could be released to Congress and the public.

Source: Huffington Post April 04, 2019 23:26 UTC