WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after Attorney General William Barr announced he will be releasing a lightly redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The Special Counsel’s report followed a nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties to the Trump campaign, as well as possible obstruction of justice. Murphy reiterated his call on Barr to make the full report public.

“Attorney General Barr is supposed to be the nation’s top impartial lawyer, not a White House spokesman. His press conference was just an attempt to spin a report nobody has read yet, and that’s really disappointing,” said Murphy. “The American people deserve the full report so they can decide for themselves on these findings. Our democracy depends on transparency, and Congress should use our oversight powers to demand it.”  

###