Top House Republicans praised President Trump for his transparency over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report outlining the findings of the federal Russia investigation.
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., and his House Oversight counterpart Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, shared tweets within moments of each other at the conclusion of Attorney General William Barr’s press conference on the release of the redacted report.
They touted how Trump chose not to exert executive privilege over the document set to be released to Congress and the public at around 11 a.m.
“#TBT –> For context, the Obama Administration asserted executive privilege over email between Eric Holder and his own mother, but @RealDonaldTrump invoked no executive privilege, in unprecedented transparency. The contrast is so clear that even Democrats should see it,” Collins tweeted.
#TBT –> For context, the Obama Administration asserted executive privilege over email between Eric Holder and his own mother, but @RealDonaldTrump invoked no executive privilege, in unprecedented transparency. The contrast is so clear that even Democrats should see it.
— Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) April 18, 2019
“No collusion! No obstruction! Complete cooperation from the President. No executive privilege asserted,” Jordan added.
No collusion! No obstruction!
Complete cooperation from the President. No executive privilege asserted.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) April 18, 2019
Barr told reporters during a televised press conference that the White House legal team asked for an advanced copy of Mueller’s conclusions “consistent with long-standing executive branch practice.”
“Following that review, the President confirmed that, in the interests of transparency and full disclosure to the American people, he would not assert privilege over the special counsel’s report,” Barr said in his prepared remarks. “Accordingly, the public report I am releasing today contains redactions only for the four categories that I previously outlined, and no material has been redacted based on executive privilege.”
