WASHINGTON (AP/Newsradio 1020 KDKA) — The Latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia and President Donald Trump
Attorney General William Barr says President Donald Trump did not exert executive privilege over any information included in special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
He said the White House counsel reviewed a redacted version of the report before Trump decided not to invoke executive privilege.
Barr said "no material has been redacted based on executive privilege."
Barr spoke Thursday at a news conference with reporters.
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Barr says special counsel Robert Mueller's report recounts 10 episodes involving President Donald Trump that were investigated as potential acts of criminal obstruction of justice.
Barr says Mueller did not reach a "prosecutorial judgment" and that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded the evidence was not sufficient to establish the president committed an offense.
Barr spoke Thursday at a news conference with reporters.
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Lawyers for President Donald Trump reviewed the final redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report before its public release.
That's according to Barr, who said in Thursday's press conference that Trump's personal attorneys requested and were granted access to the report "earlier this week."
Barr says Trump's lawyers "were not permitted to make, and did not request, any redactions."
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Barr says he will give Congress a redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative report at 11 a.m.
He told reporters at the Justice Department that he would transmit to Congress copies of the public version of Mueller's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election and President Donald Trump's campaign.
Democrats complained that Barr's news conference was an effort to influence reaction to the report ahead of its release.
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