Asked whether he agreed with Barr’s decision to release the Mueller report to the public, Trump said, “If that’s what he’d like to do I have nothing to hide. This was a witch hunt.”Leading congressional Democrats are pressing for a quick release of the entire Mueller report. “We need to see the Mueller report asap, with only those redactions that are absolutely necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods. Barr said on Friday that although Trump also has the right to assert executive privilege on some materials in the report to keep them from being made public, Trump has said publicly he intends to defer to Barr. During his investigation, Mueller brought charges against 34 people, including Russian agents and former Trump aides.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 29, 2019 22:30 UTC