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#MuellerWatch Tuesday: AG William Barr testifies before the House Appropriations Committee. @NarativLIve @traciemac_Bmore pscp.tv/w/b3yXRzM4MDQ5…
Breaking: Barr promises to release the Mueller Report within a week. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr: Mueller did not have a role in drafting Barr's four-page summary. Mueller and team declined to review it. Mueller is assisting with redactions to his final report. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Mueller and his team briefed Barr about their findings a few weeks before it was submitted which gave him an "inkling" of what was coming. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr gets frosty and doesn't answer when asked if the White House saw the report prior to the release of his summary. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr says he is reviewing the entire FBI investigation which includes a complaint by Rep @DevinNunes (R-CA) about a FARA request based on the Steele Dossier. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr testifies that the number of immigration judges is up from 306 on inauguration day to 424 today. He expects to hire another 100 immigration judges. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr says the White House was not involved in drafting his summary. @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says it would be unfortunate if the entire Mueller Report were leaked because it contains Grand Jury information. Barr points out the current rules governing the S.C. Report are based on Dem objections to the Starr Report. @traciemac_Bmore @NarativLive
Barr does not intend to release the entire unredacted Mueller Report to Congress or any committee. @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says investigators who told @NYtimes @Wapo that his letter did not adequately reflect their finding, probably wanted "more put out". He says his letter was not intended as a summary, just bottom line conclusions. @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says he didn't ask Mueller to help draft his letter because it was "my letter". @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says he has no plans to claim executive privilege for any redactions from the Mueller Report. Trump has claimed no such executive privilege and "left decision up to [Barr]". @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says he doesn't plan to petition the courts for an exemption of a publishing ban on Grand Jury material. He says it's up to Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to do that. Barr seemed unaware he can petition the courts.@NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr: "Just before the letter was sent out we did advise the White House Counsel's office the letter was about to be sent out." Asked if they saw it, Barr said "I believe it may have been read to them." @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr would not say if the DOJ would support a stay of any SCOTUS decision on scrapping the Affordable Health Act until a new law is passed to replace it. Barr refused to disclose discussions with acting COS Mulvaney and Trump. @NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
Barr says he can envisage a situation where the redacted information can be shared with chairmen of congressional committees, or redacted information can be verified.@NarativLive @traciemac_Bmore
