Barr and Rosenstein then decided they could not make a criminal case that the president obstructed justice. Barr has told Congress he hopes to release the full Mueller report next week, but Justice Department officials are first redacting sensitive information including grand jury proceedings. “It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, ‘I’m not going to give you the report,’ ” Rosenstein said. Rosenstein told the Journal that the public should have “tremendous confidence” in Barr. Rosenstein, who is leaving the job soon, has been in Trump’s crosshairs since he appointed Mueller to conduct the investigation.

Source: Washington Post April 12, 2019 00:35 UTC