Sen.
Klobuchar on Mueller Report
[Special Counsel's Office]
May 17, 2017 DOJ Press Release: "Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today announced the appointment of former Department of Justice official and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to serve as Special Counsel to oversee the previously-confirmed FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and related matters."
March 22, 2019: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report sent to the Attorney General.
The
Attorney
General
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
March 22, 2019
The Honorable
Lindsey Graham Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 |
The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives 2132 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Doug Collins Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives 1504 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 |
I write to notify you pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 600.9(a)(3) that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has concluded his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters. In addition to this notification, the Special Counsel regulations require that I provide you with "a description and explanation of instances (if any) in which the Attorney General" or acting Attorney General "concluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel was so inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued." 28 C.F.R. § 600.9(a)(3). There were no such instances during the Special Counsel's investigation.
The Special Counsel has submitted to me today a "confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions" he has reached, as required by 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c). I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.
Separately, I intend to consult with Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and Special Counsel Mueller to determine what other information from the report can be released to Congress and the public consistent with the law, including the Special Counsel regulations, and the Department's long-standing practices and policies. I remain committed to as much transparency as possible, and I will keep you informed as to the status of my review.
Finally, the Special Counsel regulations proyide that "the Attorney General may determine that public release of" this notification "would be in the public interest." 28 C.F.R. § 600.9(c). I have so determined, and I will disclose this letter to the public after delivering it to you.
Sincerely
William P. Barr
Attorney General
REACTIONS
A few of the 2020 Candidates
Delaney: Release the Entire Mueller Report to the American People
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS, MD - John Delaney releases the following statement:
"The patriotic action for the Attorney General is to release the entire Mueller report to the American people. We paid for it and this moment requires transparency."
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Sanders Statement on Mueller Report
SAN DIEGO – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitting his report:
"As Donald Trump said, 'Let it come out.' I call on the Trump administration to make Special CounselMueller's full report public as soon as possible. No one, including the president, is above the law.”
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Boston, MA - Elizabeth Warren's statement on Mueller Report:
Elizabeth Warren @ewarren Attorney
General
Barr
–
release
the Mueller report
to
the
American
public.
Now.
https://twitter.com/ewarren/
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Americans for Limited Government
Mueller turns in final report without any Russia collusion prosecutions of any Americans
March 22, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement responding to Special Counsel Robert Mueller turning in his final report to Attorney General William Barr without any prosecutions for Russia collusion:
"Robert Mueller's providing a final report to Attorney General William Barr ends almost three years of investigation into candidate and then President Donald Trump in relation to Russia. Every media outlet owes President Trump a non-stop apology for their continued claims that there was a conspiracy and that his presidency was illegitimate. Mueller ended his investigation with zero prosecutions of Trump campaign officials for conspiracy with Russia to hack the DNC and Podesta emails.
"This false narrative driven by a toxic combination of the Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the Obama Justice Department, State Department, FBI, CIA and other foreign policy intelligence operatives demands that Attorney General Barr either immediately prosecute those involved in this destructive attack on our constitutional system of governance and the electoral process.
"Many of the facts are already in the public domain but justice demands declassification of the internal Department of Justice documents used to justify this attempt to overthrow the results of a presidential election."
To view online: https://getliberty.org/2019/
Attachments:
“Whatever happened to the U.S. Attorney investigations into the Deep State and the Clinton Foundation?” March 19, 2019 at https://getliberty.org/2019/
Interview Availability: Please contact Americans for Limited Government at 703-383-0880 ext. 1 or atmedia@limitgov.org to arrange an interview.
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American Bridge 21st Century
American
Bridge
Statement
on Mueller Investigation
“Donald Trump’s handpicked Attorney General cannot be trusted with the findings of the special counsel’s investigation. The public deserves to know the truth, which is why the Mueller report must be released in its entirety immediately. Nothing short of full disclosure will be sufficient.”
Tom Steyer/Need to Impeach
Tom Steyer Statement on the Delivery of the Mueller Report
Following the delivery of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to Attorney General William Barr, Tom Steyer released the following statement:
"The American people deserve complete transparency and a full accounting of this investigation -- Attorney General Barr should immediately release Robert Mueller's report in its entirety.
“Over the past 22 months, Mr. Mueller’s investigation has exposed an undeniable culture of criminality, starting from the top and seeping down to the very foundations of this administration. Even without this report, we know that Donald Trump participated in an illegal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election and obstructed justice. At every step of the way, Donald Trump has had the opportunity to come clean to the American public about what his campaign knew and when. Instead he has spent years lying to cover up himself and his allies, and the American people deserve to know the truth."
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STATEMENT
OF
U.S.
SEN.
MARK
R.
WARNER
~ On the Special Counsel’s report ~
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III delivered his report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to U.S. Attorney General William Barr:
"Congress and the American people deserve to judge the facts for themselves. The Special Counsel's report must be provided to Congress immediately, and the Attorney General should swiftly prepare a declassified version of the report for the public. Nothing short of that will suffice.
"It is also critical that all documents related to the Special Counsel's investigation be preserved and made available to the appropriate Congressional committees.
"Any attempt by the Trump Administration to cover up the results of this investigation into Russia's attack on our democracy would be unacceptable."
~ On the Special Counsel’s report ~
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III delivered his report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to U.S. Attorney General William Barr:
"Congress and the American people deserve to judge the facts for themselves. The Special Counsel's report must be provided to Congress immediately, and the Attorney General should swiftly prepare a declassified version of the report for the public. Nothing short of that will suffice.
"It is also critical that all documents related to the Special Counsel's investigation be preserved and made available to the appropriate Congressional committees.
"Any attempt by the Trump Administration to cover up the results of this investigation into Russia's attack on our democracy would be unacceptable."
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