Opinion: William Barr just previewed Trump’s spin over the Mueller report
By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 9 at 12:35 PM Attorney General William P. Barr just testified before Congress for the first time since releasing his controversial four-page summary of the report prepared by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on the investigation into the Russia scandal.
Here are some of the things we learned in Barr's testimony before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee: Which brings us to something we need to watch for when Barr gives the redacted report to Congress: Might we hear from Mueller’s investigators again? The redactions will cover things that were revealed to the grand jury, things pertinent to ongoing investigations, things that might reveal intelligence sources and methods, and things related to people who were investigated but won’t be prosecuted. That is a vast area; it might mean most of the report will be redacted.
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