As Washington counts down the final hours until publication of the redacted Special Counsel report now expected on April 18, President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an effort to undermine potential disclosures on Russia, his 2016 campaign and the aftermath.
“Mueller, and the A.G. based on Mueller findings (and great intelligence), have already ruled No Collusion, No Obstruction,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “These were crimes committed by Crooked Hillary, the DNC, Dirty Cops and others! INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATORS!”
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders repeatedly tried to make the same case on TV talk shows on Sunday. But the political battle is far from finished over the special counsel’s investigation of Russian efforts to help Mr. Trump in 2016 and whether there was cooperation with his campaign.
Democrats are calling for Mr. Mueller himself to testify before Congress and have expressed concern that Attorney General William P. Barr will order unnecessary censoring of the report to protect the President. The House Judiciary Committee is poised to try to compel Mr. Barr to turn over an unredacted copy as well as the report’s underlying investigative files.
The Justice Department said on Monday that it expects to release the redacted version on Thursday morning, sending the findings of the nearly two-year probe to Congress and making them available to the public.
Mr. Mueller officially concluded his investigation late last month and submitted the confidential report to Mr. Barr.
