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Thursday’s rollout plan — and news of the White House’s advance briefing, which was first reported by ABC News and the New York Times — sparked a political firestorm Wednesday, with Democrats suggesting the attorney general was trying to improperly color Mueller’s findings before the public could read them.While the report’s light redactions might allay some of their concerns, Democrats are likely to bristle at any material that is withheld.
Jay Sekulow, one of Trump’s attorneys, told The Post, “We do not discuss conversations that we may or may not have had with the president.” A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to address questions about its briefings to the White House, the report’s redactions or Mueller’s findings on obstruction.
A spokesman for the special counsel’s office declined to comment but said Mueller will not be at the press conference. Any redactions could be controversial, and Democrats have said they won’t be satisfied unless they are given the entire, unfiltered document. It is likely House Democrats will attempt to subpoena it, sparking a legal battle that could last for months or even years.
The Justice Department generally avoids holding news conferences — or offering any specific information — about cases it closes without charges. Then-FBI Director Comey was criticized in 2016 for bucking that principle and declaring at a televised news conference that he was recommending no charges following the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. He took no questions.
Lightly? Then why bother?
Things just don’t seem right. Trump is gloating just a little too hard.
Trump 2020
Like the man told the IRS,' you cant get blood out of a turnip.'
How do you know?
Basically don't believe his comments.
President Trump, his family, his staff, his campaign, etc. never colluded with Russia. The president never interfered with the investigation. In fact, he gave unprecedented access to staff and documents. He never asserted any privilege...
Obstruction my ass! Trump did not withhold anything requested, prevent witness testimony or fire anyone on the Mueller team. All he did was publicly declare his innocence to millions repeatedly. Where’s the obstruction for exercising his 1A Rights? Bullshit
The presidential fixer! Total cover up!! Rosenstein looks to be in a horrible place.
is this a leak ? or will Barr do a cover up general , as some called barr after his cover up of the iraqi-gate while AG for HW BUSH
were he and steve bannon separated at birth? i guess willy got the better skin.
Will somebody please tell president Donald J Trump that the country is not listening to him anymore. Trump has overstayed his welcome. The Country has made up it mind, against you Trump.
AG Barr is doing what the LAW process is. The Dems have no facts to impeach the Pres, they have no law that supports their no facts impeachment; so they are attaching AG Barr and the President prior to Barr Press Meeting. The actions of the Dems on Pres Trump are treason to US.
Unitary Executive Theory “including how senior Trump administration officials decided whether to invoke executive privilege over some of the report’s contents, the interactions between the White House and the Justice Department”
Redactions can be made of damning evidence under the guise of national security. Release the entire unredacted report!
Honestly I don't know if what we see after this period of time will even be the real thing. Barr has shown us who he really is. I believe him.
What is lightly reducted? All mentiones of the president?
Glad the WAPO has the 'inside' story on the redactions. Good news. Sure. You Bet. And Hillary's emails Let's see...…...
Come on. Irresponsible tweet. At minimum should say WH says...
☝️Trump flunky spin.
😂😂😂...Right...
BS
Out of the left side of his mouth Barr declared the right side of his mouth lied. The right side smirked.
Nothing should be a surprise because Ttump did it openly and publically!!!!!
Why do you state that as a fact?
Key lawmakers, at least, deserve an unredacted report. We can’t trust Barr.
I'll believe it when I read it.
DEFINE LIGHTLY!!!
Misleading narrative
Lol, we already know what’s in it.
What obstruction? Why are you not reporting that one of your chief executives John podesta being a pedophile?! He’s going to be named today in the indictments I know it. You know it. WWG1WGA
How do you know it will be lightly redacted did you read the whole report? STOP HELPING NAZIS
HouseJudiciary should call Mueller to verify if edits/changes were made besides redactions!
'Lightly' - I'm betting on at LEAST 30% of it unreadable, and I'm betting the President is never named. Or any of his staff, because of their 'innocence'. Despite Barr's insistence that public figures will be named, only private individuals will be redacted.
Not so. It will be heavily redacted, and it will take years to get the full unredacted report
Is this tweet a fact or an opinion?
Look at an example of how a biased garbage media panders to Trump-haters with cynical headlines. Today's MSM is the Pravda of the old Soviet Union. The Mueller report will reveal that the Russians have been meddling with the leftist erection.
JohnCleese ‘lightly killed’?
Thanks for the propaganda. Will you also be reporting the news today?
Says who?
The pathetic wailing of snowflakes intensifies.
Says who? Since we have not seen the full report, impossible to know what has been “redacted”.
“It’s the Department of Justice’s decision to hold the news conference,” Kupec said. She said that doing so is “in the interest of transparency.” Considering the timing, that explanation is an utterly ludicrous insult to the American people.
Lightly my ass.
Wait but you guys said he was corrupt and was going to heavily redact the report 😂😂😂 journalism in 2019
And how do you know that, having not seen the report. Please stop taking the word of Barr. Have you learned nothing?
That’s cute. You’ve renamed it. It’s no longer the Russia probe. That’s adorable!
Lightly redacted, served with Traditional Russian Handmade Dumplings in Light Herb Butter, Served Boiled or in Chicken Broth.
Yep his actions, no Russian collusion or obstructing. But it doesn't keep the media and democrats from lying about still. For over 2+yrs the democrats and the media have lied to the American people.
The full report.
Russian conspiracy theorist will always believe the fake news until the day they die, then another 10 years.
WaPo. Do your job. Lightly redacted is what the people covering up said.
It SHOULDN’T be redacted at all.
Seriously guys, stop taking Barr's bait. He says 'lightly redacted' and now everyone is going to argue about what lightly redacted actually is. Slow your roll.
Yeah Hamlet would not be the same play if the redacted all of the To be or not to be speech.
This is a really lazy headline. There are hours to go before the redacted report is made available, it's full fledged propaganda to repeat verbatim a statement that not a single person can verify for hours; fed to the public by an untrustworthy administration
The Barr REDACTED coverup!! lockHimUp obstructionOfJustice
A four week delay in release does not equal light reductions
Hope this is true
The Barr report will be this short.
I am more interested in Horowitz's soon to be released report concerning possible FISA abuse.
The Barr cover up report SubpoenaUnredactedReport SubpoenaMueller
“our handlers have told us the report will be lightly redacted” dEmOcRaCy DiEs In DaRkNeSs
B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
Considering all the crimes associated with foreign influence seem to be with the DNC and Clinton Campaign. Mueller, should have to explain why more was not forthcoming.
Washington Post to issue blockbuster article tomorrow based on information from highly placed sources that Mueller report actually drafted by embedded Russian KGB agents on the Mueller team.
Whose word are we taking this time? Mulvaney? Conway? These partisan hacks are playing the hell out of you and you're happy to carry water for them. Don't do the same today with Barr's bullshit presser.
Lightly censored only for the obstruction part, publicly obvious, about which no one cares. A diversion from not seeing the collusion part, treason.
Mueller's team assisted with the redactions. Hope that soothes the frayed nerves of those who were duped by the Trump/Russia hoax.☮️
Good to see the spin is being swallowed wholesale from the start. Not even a 'reportedly will be' before 'lightly redacted' (whatever that means). The media, including your employer Sulliview , has learned nothing.
Oh, so now we get a Barr 'overview' - we only got a Barr summary before. I'm sure the overview will be so much better. Just release the damn Report! It's unbelievable that this is the Attorney General behaving this way.
More bias reporting. This is why Trump tweets. Lib media destroying America mentality
I bet Barr actually removed sections of the report and “lightly redacted” what was left. Will appreciate testimony of Mueller team as to authenticity
And I will believe that when I see it myself.
Is it technically redacted if entire pages are missing?
I’ll believe it when I see it
Lightly redacted fish fillets.
Hopefully it starts by mentioning the White House's unprecedented cooperation with the investigation by never invoking executive privilege while producing dozens of staff members for interviews and thousands of documents.
Wouldn’t it be something if Hilary’s name was one the redacted?
WHY DO YOU KEEP SAYING THIS?! Its inaccurate, misleading, and just plain bad journalism.
Obstruction impossible if no intent - and intent to obstruct impossible if no crime to try and hide from investigation. POTUS fired Comey due to recommendations from AG Sessions and AAG Rosenstein. Moreover Comey told POTUS NOT under investigation three times - so no intent.
Why is “lightly redacted” not in quotes?
Who believes this?
Ok, thanks
Who writes this shit?
Yea, lightly *wink..*wink.
FakePresident
You will still only get what they want you to know yet still again a cover up
Lt. Red, Lt. Blue, Lt. Green...
“Lightly redacted” like how bags of potato chips are “lightly aired.”
...all served up with a side-dish of distraction. I hear that after Barr's press conference, they will feature a screening of Lion King in high def, and a tickle fight all before the Mueller Report. Then of course the wine and cheese. The Mueller Report will get released... later
...what actions?
It’s not the size of the redactions but the magic of the redactors
LOL WAPO, your source lied to you. Why even print this?
TRUMPS going TO READ THE Report ? LMAO ....TRUMP CAN'T READ ....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can't scar the Barr!
Says the guy who covered up Iran-Contra and is responsible for the redacted Mueller report. And who's given the subject of the report an advance look at it. And who published an op-ed attacking the Mueller investigation.
How will we know if entire pages are missing?
Who says it will be lightly redacted?. The headline states it as a fact. A fact presented by whom?
“Lightly redacted”. 🤣🤣🤣 You’ve hired a great comedy writing team.
I don't trust Barr. Will not be surprised if they try to pull one over on the American people!
Well good. Your readers need their daily dose of COLLUSION OBSTRUCTION wank material, which you will doubtless provide.
You don’t know that. It is what you have been *told* by people who have not been exactly honest to this point
Owwww, is that what they’ve told you. Don’t butter people up for the truth until you’ve seen it.
Why are you reporting this as fact?
Says who?
I'd LOVE to believe this. Why am I so skeptical? I wonder...
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