Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have to wait a bit longer to receive from Attorney General William Barr the conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
A senior Justice Department official said Barr will not release to Congress the special counsel’s “principal conclusions” on Saturday, according to multiple reports.
Barr told congressional leaders in a letter Friday after receiving Mueller’s report he “may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.”
Mueller’s report is the culmination of his inquiry into Russian meddling, which spanned nearly two years and resulted in the indictments of 34 people and three Russian companies.
Among those indicted as part of Mueller’s investigation were six people close to President Trump, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and the president’s longtime informal adviser Roger Stone.
Trump’s longtime attorney and fixer Michael Cohen was also swept up in Mueller’s investigation, and he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about discussions regarding a possible Trump Tower in Moscow.
Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were at the Justice Department on Saturday reviewing Mueller’s report, which was characterized as “comprehensive.”
