Attorney General William Barr, who was confirmed on Feb. 14, has received Mueller’s report, according to a letter he sent to members of Congress. “I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend,” Barr wrote. He said he remained “committed to as much transparency as possible.”Barr had testified during his Senate confirmation hearing that he believed in transparency surrounding the Mueller probe but that he didn’t believe the full report could be made public. “The next steps are up to Attorney General Barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course,” said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in response to the report. “The White House has not received or been briefed on the Special Counsel’s report.”ASSOCIATED PRESS Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia has drawn to a close.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 21:09 UTC