Thread by @ZoeTillman

Hello on this gray spring morning from the Justice Department, where we eagerly, anxiously await the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's full report. We'll have live coverage all day as events unfold, so follow the whole @BuzzFeedNews team

From DOJ spox Kerri Kupec: In his remarks at 9:30am, AG Barr will address executive privilege (whether it was invoked), White House + DOJ interactions over the last several weeks, and the redaction process.

How is Barr feeling today? "Calm," Kupec says.

Here is what we KNOW:
- Barr will have a presser at 9:30am. DAG Rosenstein will be there, but isn't expected to speak.
- Congress will get CDs with the redacted Mueller report between 11am-12pm
- The report will be posted online *sometime* after it's delivered to the Hill

Here is what we DON'T KNOW:
- The contents of the Mueller report

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report will be released today by the Justice Department, with redactions by AG Bill Barr. How we got here, what will happen today, and what happens next buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Waiting for the AG, who is expected to talk about executive privilege (if it was invoked), White House + DOJ communications, and the redactions process. While we wait, what we know as of now about the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Here is AG Barr, with DAG Rosenstein behind him: "I am committed to ensuring the greatest possible degree of transparency concerning the Special Counsel investigation, consistent with the law"

According to AG Barr's prepared remarks this morning, Mueller's report describes 10 episodes involving Trump and discusses "potential legal theories" about why these might be considered obstruction. Barr concluded the evidence was not sufficient to establish obstruction offenses

Barr says that he and DAG Rosenstein "disagreed with some of the Special Counsel’s legal theories and felt that some of the episodes examined did not amount to obstruction as a matter of law," but accepted Mueller's legal framework in doing their analysis

Barr uses the president's favorite phrase: "Yet, as [Trump] said from the beginning, there was in fact no collusion."

Barr says Trump was "frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks," but "nonetheless," the White House "fully cooperated" with Mueller's investigation

Barr says that Trump *could have* asserted executive privilege over parts of the report (this was something he previously told Congress), but ultimately chose not to "in the interests of transparency and full disclosure to the American people"

Barr confirms that earlier this week, Trump's "personal counsel" (he doesn't specify exactly who) asked to read a final version of the *redacted* report, and they were allowed to do so — he says they weren't allowed to make, and didn't ask for, any additional redactions

Barr elaborates on yesterday's filing in Roger Stone's case — he says that he'll allow a bipartisan group of congressional leaders and congressional committees to see a version of the report with all information *unredacted* EXCEPT for grand jury material

Asked about calls by Democrats for Mueller to testify, Barr says that he has no objection to Mueller doing that

Last question: Don't you think it creates an appearance of impropriety to look like you're spinning the report before the public gets to see it?

Barr: "No."

BREAKING: The Mueller report is LIVE. The document is 448 pages. You can read it here: justice.gov/storage/report…

STORY: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

NEW: Mueller wrote in his report that if his office had confidence that Trump clearly didn't commit obstruction, "we would so state." But Mueller wrote that based on the facts and legal standards, they were "unable to reach that judgment" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Barr quoted the part of Mueller's report on obstruction where Mueller says the report doesn't conclude Trump committed a crime but also didn't exonerate him. In the first part of that section, Mueller says he would have cleared Trump if they were confident buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

We're continuously updating our story on what Robert Mueller had to say about Trump and obstruction as we work our way through the report, with sections on each of the potentially obstructive situations outlined by Mueller. Latest updates are here: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

The obstruction section of Mueller's report, when read as a whole, depicts an administration in which Trump’s impulsive responses to the events unfolding around him routinely put him at odds with his senior aides and White House lawyers buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Mueller divided his obstruction report into sections covering specific incidents and subject areas. We break down each one, explaining what the evidence was, and what Mueller found buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

TLDR: Don't want to read Mueller's entire report? We've got you covered on what you need to know. See: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

And: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Volume II, aka the Obstruction Section, ends with something of a warning for Trump (and future presidents) — Mueller says his team concluded that federal obstruction laws could, in fact, apply to a president for acts he took in his capacity as president buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Here's @nidhiprakash on what we couldn't see today in Mueller's report: This Article About The Mueller Report Is [Redacted]
buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhip…

Here’s What The Mueller Report Says About Russian Trolls Using Social Media To Tamper With The 2016 Election buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanha… via @broderick

About all those White House witnesses who talked to Mueller ...

Donald Trump’s Allies Don’t Expect Him To Go Off On Aides Who Gave Mueller Damaging Information — At Least For Now buzzfeednews.com/article/tarini… via @tparti

On the political fallout so far, from @LissandraVilla and @dominicholden:

House Democrats Are Starting To Call For Bill Barr's Resignation After His Mueller Report Press Conference
buzzfeednews.com/article/lissan…

@LissandraVilla @dominicholden NEW: DOJ says a bipartisan group of members of Congress and their staff can see the less redacted version of Mueller's report in a "secure reading room" at DOJ from 4/22-4/29, and on the Hill the week of 4/29. They're asked to keep the info confidential assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5956…

From @BuzzFeedBen: How We Characterized Michael Cohen’s Testimony buzzfeed.com/bensmith/how-w…

Need a break from all the hot takes? Want to know what exactly Mueller found about Trump and obstruction? We break it down, piece by piece buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…