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U.S.
Department of Justice
The
Special Counsel’s Office
Washington,
D. C. 20530
March
27, 2019
The
Honorable William P. Barr
Attorney
General of the United States
Department
of Justice
Washington,
DC.
Re:
Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in
the 2016 Presidential Election and Obstruction of Justice (March 2019)
Dear
Attorney General Barr:
1
previously sent you a letter dated March 25, 2019, that enclosed the
introduction and executive summary for each volume of the Special Counsel’s
report marked with redactions to remove any information that potentially could
be protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure that concerned declination
decisions; or that related to a charged case. We also had marked an additional
two sentences for review and have now confirmed that these sentences can be released
publicly.
Accordingly,
the enclosed documents are in a form that can be released to the public consistent
with legal requirements and Department policies. I am requesting that you
provide these materials to Congress and authorize their public release at this
time.
As
we stated in our meeting of March 5 and reiterated to the Department early in
the afternoon of March 24, the introductions and executive summaries of our
two-volume report accurately summarize this Office’s work and conclusions.
EMPHASIS ADDED:
The summary letter the Department sent to Congress and released to the public late in the afternoon of March 24 did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office’s work and conclusions. We communicated that concern to the Department on the morning of March 25.
There is new public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations. See Department of Justice, Press Release (May 17, 2017).
EMPHASIS ADDED:
The summary letter the Department sent to Congress and released to the public late in the afternoon of March 24 did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office’s work and conclusions. We communicated that concern to the Department on the morning of March 25.
There is new public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations. See Department of Justice, Press Release (May 17, 2017).
While
we understand that the Department is reviewing the full report to determine
what is appropriate for public release, a process that our Office is working
with you to complete, that process need not delay release of the enclosed
materials.
Release at this time would alleviate the misunderstandings that have arisen and would answer congressional and public questions about the nature and outcome of our investigation. It would also accord with the standard for public release of notifications to Congress cited in your letter. See 28 C.F.R. 609(c) (“the Attorney General may determine that public release" of congressional notifications ?would be in the public interest”).
Release at this time would alleviate the misunderstandings that have arisen and would answer congressional and public questions about the nature and outcome of our investigation. It would also accord with the standard for public release of notifications to Congress cited in your letter. See 28 C.F.R. 609(c) (“the Attorney General may determine that public release" of congressional notifications ?would be in the public interest”).
Sincerely
yours,
Robert
s. Mueller, III
Special
Counsel
Enclosures
