US Congressional Democratic Leaders Insist On Full Disclosure Of Mueller Report

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th March, 2019) US Democratic congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, continued to call for a full release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia collusion.

"Attorney General Barr's letter raises as many questions as it answers. The fact that Special Counsel Mueller's report does not exonerate the president on a charge as serious as obstruction of justice demonstrates how urgent it is that the full report and underlying documentation be made public without any further delay," they wrote in a joint statement.

They argued that the attorney general had a "public record of bias against the Special Counsel's inquiry" and was therefore not a "neutral observer" who would be in a position to summarize the report.

Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement thanked William Barr for promptly advising Congress of Mueller's principle conclusions, adding he was alarmed by what he said were Russia's "ongoing efforts to interfere with our democracy.

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"I appreciate the Attorney General's commitment to continue to review the record in this matter over the coming days, in conjunction with Special Counsel Mueller, with the goal of producing as much information as possible, consistent with the law. I look forward to reviewing that information," he wrote.

Barr submitted a four-page summary of Mueller's main conclusions to Congress on Sunday, putting an end to two years of investigation that clouded Donald Trump's presidency. The special counsel said Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 election and hacked into Democratic Party servers but found no proof of its collusion with the Trump camp. He made no definitive conclusion whether Trump had obstructed justice.