ABC News and The New York Times report that White House officials have already been briefed on special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report, which is expected to be made public on Thursday. The news reports suggest the Justice Department gave the White House advance notice about the conclusions of the special counsel’s report on the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election. ABC News reported that the White House received a “broad briefing” on the 400-page report that focused mostly on the “mechanics of the report itself.”Trump’s advisers are concerned the report will reveal instances of possible obstruction of justice that aren’t already public, according to ABC News, which cited unnamed White House officials and sources close to the administration. According to the Times, Justice Department officials spoke with White House lawyers about the conclusions of Mueller’s investigation, though it is unclear what specific details they shared with the White House. President Donald Trump’s advisers insisted to the Times that they did not know many details of Mueller’s conclusions.

Source: Huffington Post April 18, 2019 00:11 UTC