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Friday 29 March 2019

Dems demand Mueller's full 300 pages, mock 'scaredy-cat' GOP

By LISA MASCARO, LAURIE and criminal obstruction of Trump administration, and
KELLMAN and MARY CLARE the federal probe "conde- Trump resumed his attack
JALONICK scending" and "arrogant." on Rep. Adam Schiff, D-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spe- "Mr. Attorney General, we Calif., just as the chairman
cial counsel Robert Muel- do not need your interpre- of the intelligence commit-
ler's Trump-Russia report is tation," Pelosi said Thursday. tee was about to gavel the
more than 300 pages long, "Show us the report and panel into session.
it was revealed Thursday, we'll come to our own con- "Congressman Adam
sparking fresh criticism from clusions." She mocked the Schiff, who spent two years
Democrats arguing that administration and Repub- knowingly and unlawfully
Attorney General William licans as "scaredy-cats." lying and leaking, should
Barr's four-page summary The length of Mueller's con- be forced to resign from
was gravely inadequate fidential report makes clear House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heaps scorn on Attorney Gener- Congress!" Trump tweeted
and the full findings must that there are substantially al William Barr, saying his letter about special counsel Robert early Thursday.
be quickly released. more details he and his Mueller's report was "condescending," after Barr concluded Republicans picking up on
House Speaker Nancy team have documented in there was no evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign Trump's complaints formal-
Pelosi called Barr's synop- their investigation than Barr "conspired or coordinated" with the Russian government to in- ized their demand that
sis that cleared President disclosed to Congress and fluence the 2016 election, during a news conference on Capitol Schiff resign as chairman of
Donald Trump of cam- the public in his summary. Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Associated Press the intelligence panel over
paign collusion with Russia The volume of pages was his comments that there
described Thursday by a was significant evidence
Justice Department official the president and his as-
and another person famil- sociates conspired with
iar with the document. Russia. "We have no faith
The Justice Department of- in your ability to discharge
ficial said Barr discussed the your responsibilities" in line
length of the report during with the Constitution, the
a phone call Wednesday Republicans wrote to Schiff
with House Judiciary Com- in a missive they read aloud
mittee Chairman Rep. Jer- at the hearing.
rold Nadler. Republicans pointed to
Both the department of- Barr's synopsis, released
ficial and the other person Sunday, that said Muel-
spoke on condition of ano- ler's probe didn't find that
nymity to discuss the confi- Trump's campaign "con-
dential report. spired or coordinated" with
Barr has been at work go- the Russian government to
ing through the document influence the 2016 presi-
as the battle is intensifying dential election.
over if and when he will Schiff stood by his remarks,
release the complete re- listing the meetings those
port and its underlying evi- in Trump's circle had with
dence amid Democratic Russians. He noted Trump's
concerns that what has pursuit of a deal to build a
been made public so far Trump Tower in Moscow.
was tilted in Trump's favor. "There is a different word
Barr has said he'll release for that than collusion, and
at least a partial version in it's called compromise,"
April and also told Nadler Schiff said, as he opened
he would agree to testify the session. The hearing
before his committee. was called to provide an
As that battle brews, House overview on how Russia in
Democrats barreled ahead the past has blackmailed
with their oversight of the Americans.q