Mueller FINALLY Submits Russia Probe
By Fox News. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted to Attorney General Bill Barr his long-awaited report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates — marking the end of the politically explosive probe and the beginning of a new battle over its contents and implications.
Mueller is “not recommending any further indictments,” a senior DOJ official told Fox News.
The report was delivered Friday afternoon to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s office and it was delivered to Barr’s office within minutes, a senior DOJ official told Fox News. The White House was notified that the DOJ had received the report around 4:45 p.m., before lawmakers on Capitol Hill were informed. Neither the White House nor Congress has seen the actual report. . .
The next steps are up to Attorney General Barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course. The White House has not received or been briefed on the Special Counsel’s report.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) March 22, 2019
Following word that Mueller was not recommending more indictments, Giuliani told Fox News that they were “confident” the investigation would show there was no collusion.
“This marks the end of the Russia investigation. We await a disclosure of the facts,” he said. “We are confident that there is no finding of collusion by the President and this underscores what the President has been saying from the beginning – that he did nothing wrong.” (Read more from “Mueller FINALLY Submits Russia Probe” HERE)
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Mueller Report Handed off to Department of Justice; Won’t Recommend Any Further Indictments, a Senior Official Says
By ABC News. According to federal regulations, the special counsel’s final report should be “a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel.”
After reviewing Mueller’s report, Barr will then send what he has described as his own “report” on the Mueller investigation to the top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate judiciary committees. Barr has promised to be as transparent as possible, but it’s unclear how extensive or detailed Barr’s own “report” to Congress will be.
In a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, Barr wrote that he is reviewing the report and anticipates that he “may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.” He continued that, separately, he intends to “consult with Deputy Attorney General Rod 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.”
Sources who have spoken to President Donald Trump told ABC News that his initial reaction to Friday’s news was that he’s “glad it’s over.” (Read more from “Mueller Report Handed off to Department of Justice; Won’t Recommend Any Further Indictments, a Senior Official Says” HERE)
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