Barr says he will release Mueller report 'within the week'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr says he will release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation within a week.

Barr is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee Tuesday.

He says Mueller's report will have portions redacted but they would be color-coded to indicate why the information could not be made public.

Mueller concluded his investigation in late March and submitted a nearly 400-page confidential report. Barr sent a letter to Congress with Mueller's ``principal conclusions.'' Barr said Mueller was given the opportunity to review that letter but declined to do so.

Barr says grand jury information, details that could reveal confidential intelligence sources and information that would interfere with ongoing cases will be redacted.

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9:50 a.m.

The chairman of a House appropriations subcommittee says it would be a serious blow to democracy if special counsel Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia investigation is not fully made public.

Attorney General William Barr is testifying before the subcommittee on Tuesday.

Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., said he has concerns about the process Barr used to draft a four-page letter of Mueller's ``principal conclusions'' last month.

Mueller concluded his investigation in late March and turned over a nearly 400-page report to Barr. Two days later, the attorney general then sent the four-page document to Congress.

The Justice Department has said a redacted version of Mueller's report will be made public in mid-April.

Serrano said Americans have been ``left with many unanswered questions'' about Mueller's investigation.

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12:40 a.m.

Attorney General William Barr is facing congressional lawmakers for the first time since receiving the special counsel's report on the Russia investigation.

Barr appears Tuesday before a House appropriations subcommittee, where he's expected to face questions about the forthcoming relase of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

The Justice Department is preparing to release within days a redacted version of Mueller's report into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Barr said in a four-page summary of Mueller's main conclusions that Mueller didn't find a criminal conspiracy between the campaign and the Kremlin.

The attorney general has also said that Mueller did not reach a conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice. Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein decided the evidence was insufficient to establish obstruction.