U.S. Attorney-General William Barr told lawmakers on Tuesday that he intends to release within a week the long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. “Within a week, I will be in position to release that report to the public and then I will engage with the chairmen of both judiciary committees about that report, about any further requests that they have,” Mr. Barr said at a congressional hearing. It was Trump appointee Mr. Barr’s first appearance before Congress since Mr. Mueller delivered the report to him on March 22. Mr. Barr said he did not have insight into why some on Mr. Mueller’s team were upset. Last week, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee prepared subpoenas that they plan to issue to the Justice Department if Mr. Barr does not agree to release the Mueller report in full.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2019 16:33 UTC