President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that newly appointed Attorney General William Barr would make the decision on when to release any parts of the final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st February, 2019) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that newly appointed Attorney General William Barr would make the decision on when to release any parts of the final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
"That will be totally up to the new Attorney General," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about a reports that Mueller's findings could be released as early as next week.
Earlier on Wednesday, CNN reported that Barr is expected to announce as early as next week the completion of Mueller's Russia investigation.
Trump called Barr "tremendous person who really respects this country."
Mueller has been investigating claims that Russia meddled in the 2016 US presidential election, as well as allegations of collusion between Trump's campaign team and Moscow for months.
Russia has repeatedly denied interfering in the election, saying the allegations were made up to excuse the defeat of Trump's campaign opponent as well as deflect public attention from actual instances of electoral fraud and corruption. The claims of collusion have also been repeatedly dismissed by both Moscow and Trump, who has called Mueller's probe a "witch hunt."
