Trump rails over Mueller cover-up reports, as Republican senator brands him 'idiotic' over windmill cancer comments
The attorney general is expected to deliver a redacted version of the Mueller report as early as this month
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Your support makes all the difference.Investigators working for FBI special counsel Robert Mueller say attorney general William Barr has misrepresented just how damaging their report really is to Donald Trump, according to reports.
Mr Barr’s four-page letter to Congress summarising its contents last month stated Mr Mueller had reached a “no collusion” conclusion regarding the president’s relationship with Russia, but stopped short of exonerating him on obstruction of justice charges.
In response to that limitd discllosure, the House Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena the full, unredacted 400-page report from Mr Barr on Wednesday after he missed their deadline for it to be handed over, while the House Ways and Means Committee has formally demanded that the Treasury Department release Mr Trump's income tax returns.
The report is currently being combed over by Justice Department officials, who are determining how much of the documented or classified.
Some reports have indicated that there is classified material — like grand jury information, or information related to ongoing investigations — on most if not all of the pages. Those would need to be redacted for security reasons.
The report has already sparked protests across the US, with demonstrations planned for Thursday night in Washington outside of the White House and in New York.
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Here's some more from the Fab 5's visit to the Capitol today:
The Justice Department has defended attorney general William Barr, saying that "every page" of the 400 page report submitted by Robert Mueller contained some form of classified information.
Mr Barr as promised to turn over some form of the report as soon as later this month, but it is unclear how much of the report might be redacted when it is given to Cognress.
News is now coming out that Donald Trump is expected to nominate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board.
There are currently protests being held to demand that attorney general William Barr release the full Mueller report to Congress.
Representative Jerry Nadler is among those who have spoken.
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