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Ahead of the much anticipated press conference by Attorney General, William Barr, on Thursday morning at 9:30 am, Democratic Speaker Of The House, Nancy Pelosi and Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer, has called for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before Congress. Barr’s press conference will be held before the public release of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference by The Trump Campaign and obstruction of justice. Attorney General Barr had previously made a 4-page conclusion of the report, that contained no parts of the report itself. Barr came to the conclusion that there had been no collusion or obstruction by anyone connected to the Trump Campaign. Some prosecutors who’d worked on the actual report disagreed with Barr who refused to release the complete report to the public or even members of Congress. Barr, did however, testify before Congress, saying that it’s not his place to make a conclusion about the report (which he’d already done), making the whole issue even more confusing, because after Barr made his conclusion, then said it wasn’t his place to make one, he seems to be about to make another conclusion this morning, before anyone has even read the REDACTED version of the report. Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi decided that it may be time for the public to hear about the report from the man who wrote it. In a joint statement the two wrote:

 

 

“Attorney General Barr’s regrettably partisan handling of the Mueller report, including his slanted March 24th summary letter, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference later this morning —- hours before he allows the public or Congress to see it —- have resulted in a crisis of confidence in his independence and impartiality. We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible. The American people deserve the truth.”

 

 

Robert Mueller will still need permission from the D.O.J and William Barr before he will be able to testify before Congress. I doubt Barr will grant that permission, and if he does, there will probably be a wide variety of topics Mueller will be prohibited from talking about. All of this will likely lead to a long court battle. BUT, before we get there, William Barr’s press conference is scheduled for 9:30 am on Thursday morning. And Congress is expected to receive the redacted version of the Special Counsel’s report between 11:am – Noon. The report will likely be made available to the public shortly afterward. No word yet on if the president will hold a press conference of his own on Thursday. April 18th will likely be a day full of fireworks from both sides. Stay tuned!