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Attorney General William Barr may have to answer for his handling of the Mueller report released last spring.
The report covers findings and conclusions from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Federal judge Reggie Walton criticized Barr’s rollout of the heavily redacted report and asked if Barr timed and framed the release to help protect President Trump’s political interests.
Barr has been criticized for months over the report.
Critics say he deliberately mischaracterized its contents before it was made public.
Walton says he will review the report to make sure the Justice Department didn’t over-redact if before it was released.
If he finds it did, he could order the department to make more of the report available.
Posted – 3.6.20