Schumer on Mueller Report: Barr’s Delay of the Release Has ‘Too Much of the Odor of Political Expediency to Help’ Trump

SCHUMER Finally Mueller One ░░░░░░░░ matter Yesterday for the ░░░░░░░░ time this week leader ░░░░░░░░ blocked our request made ░░░░░░░░ the ranking member of ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee Dianne Feinstein ░░░░░░░░ make public the full ░░░░░░░░ authored by special counsel ░░░░░░░░ I want to thank ░░░░░░░░ Feinstein for making the ░░░░░░░░ and for standing up ░░░░░░░░ transparency As senator Feinstein ░░░░░░░░ a four page summary ░░░░░░░░ a political appointee is ░░░░░░░░ a sufficient substitute for ░░░░░░░░ counsel Mueller s two ░░░░░░░░ investigation There are reports ░░░░░░░░ morning that the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ is over 300 pages ░░░░░░░░ we have gotten is ░░░░░░░░ page summary by someone ░░░░░░░░ by the administration who ░░░░░░░░ he took office felt ░░░░░░░░ president could never almost ░░░░░░░░ be called for obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice one of the ░░░░░░░░ parts of the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ For Mr Barr to ░░░░░░░░ issue a four page ░░░░░░░░ in his attempt to ░░░░░░░░ and exonerate President Trump ░░░░░░░░ now to delay the ░░░░░░░░ of an over 300 ░░░░░░░░ report written by Mueller ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ senators and congressmen can ░░░░░░░░ what was written has ░░░░░░░░ much of the odor ░░░░░░░░ political expediency to help ░░░░░░░░ man who appointed him ░░░░░░░░ Trump The American people ░░░░░░░░ a right to know ░░░░░░░░ full scope of the ░░░░░░░░ behind Russia s interference ░░░░░░░░ our election The American ░░░░░░░░ have a right to ░░░░░░░░ their own conclusions about ░░░░░░░░ taken by this administration ░░░░░░░░ American people deserve to ░░░░░░░░ full confidence in the ░░░░░░░░ of our system and ░░░░░░░░ impartiality of the rule ░░░░░░░░ law and only the ░░░░░░░░ release of the report ░░░░░░░░ affirm that What I ░░░░░░░░ saying here shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ controversial In the House ░░░░░░░░ passed 420 0 to ░░░░░░░░ the resolution to make ░░░░░░░░ full report public Voted ░░░░░░░░ by such partisan defenders ░░░░░░░░ the president like Representative ░░░░░░░░ and Representative Meadows And ░░░░░░░░ we all know is ░░░░░░░░ the more important because ░░░░░░░░ attorney general has made ░░░░░░░░ secret of his antipathy ░░░░░░░░ this investigation and appears ░░░░░░░░ on holding the report ░░░░░░░░ for as long as ░░░░░░░░ I guess his hope ░░░░░░░░ let the dust settle ░░░░░░░░ then no one will ░░░░░░░░ attention Well he s ░░░░░░░░ about that He s ░░░░░░░░ this thing Remember this ░░░░░░░░ general made clear that ░░░░░░░░ was hostile to the ░░░░░░░░ counsel and opposed to ░░░░░░░░ s inquiry into obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice and then he ░░░░░░░░ about it two days ░░░░░░░░ without showing anybody any ░░░░░░░░ That is so wrong ░░░░░░░░ to press reports on ░░░░░░░░ phone call yesterday with ░░░░░░░░ Nadler Mr Barr would ░░░░░░░░ even commit to releasing ░░░░░░░░ whole report at any ░░░░░░░░ He wouldn t commit ░░░░░░░░ a date He wasn ░░░░░░░░ even willing to disclose ░░░░░░░░ many pages are in ░░░░░░░░ counsel s report as ░░░░░░░░ that were some kind ░░░░░░░░ state secret As I ░░░░░░░░ since that conversation there ░░░░░░░░ reports it is over ░░░░░░░░ pages If it is ░░░░░░░░ s just disgraceful for ░░░░░░░░ Barr who was able ░░░░░░░░ read through it and ░░░░░░░░ it in 48 hours ░░░░░░░░ say now he can ░░░░░░░░ release it because he ░░░░░░░░ busy culling it The ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general must ░░░░░░░░ the stalling and the ░░░░░░░░ It s not going ░░░░░░░░ be a happy opening ░░░░░░░░ for the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ history looks back upon ░░░░░░░░ he has done We ░░░░░░░░ make the report public ░░░░░░░░ I yield the floor.”