U.S. Attorney General William Barr defends Trump before release of Mueller report
"President Trump faced an unprecedented situation," Barr said at a news conference at the U.S. Justice Department."As he entered into office, and sought to perform his responsibilities as president, federal agents and prosecutors were scrutinizing his conduct before and after taking office, and the conduct of some of his associates."
Barr held the news conference at the Justice Department hours ahead of the expected release of a redacted version of Mueller's highly anticipated report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. "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 Thursday."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.
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