They’re trying to juggle the release to make Trump happy:
NEW: Dems erupt over Barr's Mueller report rollout tactics. w/ @desiderioDC https://t.co/sgwI5m18hE
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 17, 2019
Just received word that Judiciary Committee will get the report at 11am tomorrow. That’s 90 minutes after Barr’s press conference starts.
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) April 17, 2019
Amazing what they’re trying to get away with – we won’t let them!
I’m deeply troubled by reports that the WH is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release. Now, DOJ is informing us we will not receive the report until around 11/12 tomorrow afternoon — AFTER Barr’s press conference. This is wrong. #ReleaseTheReport https://t.co/bR50HhGJ0i
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) April 17, 2019
So basically, after promising a release tomorrow AM, the morning will instead look like this:
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) April 17, 2019
9:30 Barr and Rosenstein brief an ignorant press corps
10:30 Trump releases his rebuttal
11:30 DOJ provides HARD COPIES (!!!!!!) of a 400 page document, not PDF
2:00 Public gets it
This is outrageous. The AG is supposed to be an independent beacon of truth and justice. Instead, Barr is debasing the rule of law, degrading our democratic institutions, and decimating any trust the American people have left in this Administration. #ReleaseTheReport https://t.co/8ncMVVBPKx
— Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) April 17, 2019
NEW & my first for @politico: DOJ’s inspector general is taking aim at Chris Steele. “They are going to try and deeply undermine” the former spy, said one former official interviewed. Others interviewed are skeptical of IG’s understanding of FISA process. https://t.co/iBbHealIq4
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 17, 2019
