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![The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block Congress from seeking the materials, saying, "The government will suffer irreparable harm absent a stay."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ap_20125486069492-83c5658f01986dede8be03a4effe211561530086-scaled-e1588962419159-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Puts Temporary Hold On Order To Release Redacted Mueller Materials
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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The procedural move gives attorneys for House Democrats until May 18 to respond. They say they’re owed access to confidential evidence and other materials. No, argues the Trump administration.
![Greg Craig, who was White House counsel under President Barack Obama, departs from the U.S. District Courthouse after a hearing on April 15. His trial begins Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1137410737-094e8f0f0aba7fa4414319897be8ff2ad0869252-e1565629036170-900x422.jpg)
Former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig Goes On Trial Over Ukraine Work
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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The trial of Greg Craig, who worked for two Democratic presidents, opens in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The case against Craig stems from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
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Trump Celebrates at W.Va. Fundraiser After Mueller Hearings
By: Anthony Izaguirre | Kevin Freking | AP
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WHEELING, West Virginia (AP) — A triumphant President Donald Trump celebrated Wednesday evening after Robert Mueller’s testimony, telling attendees at a closed-door fundraiser in West Virginia that the former special… Read More
![Former special counsel Robert Mueller makes an opening statement before testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1157486856-87eff1fd58167a3763a24ed3ff4edc150024f857-e1563977123133-900x422.jpg)
WATCH LIVE: Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
![Special counsel Robert Mueller arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with lawmakers in June 2017. Mueller is back on Wednesday to testify before two House committees about his findings on election interference in 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-699354966-1-4b9a60f49d16219257b4f5ce1462abc989df71cb-e1563913785143-900x422.jpg)
6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven’t read Mueller’s findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.
![Sen. James Lankford, R.-Okla., said he worries an opportune moment may pass following the release of the Mueller report without new action to secure U.S. elections.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ap_729366999586-ff23da37bdcc9ebcb7a1661273b2296fb53557a5-e1557935246920-900x422.jpg)
Mueller Report Elicited A Lot Of Conversation — But Little Election Legislation
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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Congress so far hasn’t used the special counsel report to draft new laws aimed at protecting elections from foreign interference. One key senator worries about missing the moment.
![House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., pictured on May 2. The committee debated Wednesday whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gettyimages-1140767110-f051db4d7fd42bff8e112581740bd49c7b380af1-e1557328112889-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Invokes Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
![Robert Mueller, pictured in 2011, told William Barr in a March 27 letter that Barr's summary of the special counsel investigation "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gettyimages-135785203-9f12885805aa78b4d5f80b65833016645e3df334-e1556727618856-900x422.jpg)
READ: Mueller’s Letter Expressing Concern About Barr’s Summary Of His Report
By: Jason Breslow | NPR
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On March 27, the special counsel told Attorney General William Barr that his public description “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office’s work and conclusions.”
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Inside The Mueller Report, This Man Saw A Photo Of His Dad Being Used By Russians
By: Sacha Pfeiffer | Wynne Davis | NPR
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Coal miner Lee Hipshire was photographed in 1976 emerging from a mine after a long day’s work. Years after his father’s death, his son found out the photo was used by Russian trolls to support Trump.
![In addition to investigating Russian attacks on the 2016 presidential election, special counsel Robert Mueller also was tasked with looking into "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gettyimages-81708297-0079b13b9579b4eb1e0f7ff6f039eac735cea31f-e1555607060821-900x422.jpg)
READ: The Mueller Report, With Redactions
By: Dana Farrington | NPR
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Attorney General William Barr has released special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Democrats have pushed for Congress to get an unredacted version.
![In a March letter, Department of Justice leaders said special counsel Robert Mueller's findings were insufficient to merit criminal charges for obstruction.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gettyimages-163555748mueller-e8d8c8e3d46b28008d9ee919a232704e68117344-e1555594558476-900x422.jpg)
Attorney General Barr, Touting ‘No Collusion,’ Explains Decision Not To Charge Trump
By: Philip Ewing | Carrie Johnson | NPR
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The Justice Department has been excising sensitive, classified and other material from the special counsel’s report about Russian interference in the 2016 election. That task is now complete.
![Attorney General William Barr has signaled that he will play a rather different role from recent predecessors who were caught between warring executive and legislative powers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gettyimages-1138157372-91039638beb95fb7255881fff3b8b9cb65aa4168-e1555340733816-900x422.jpg)
Mueller Report Release Will Likely Escalate Tensions Between Trump And Congress
By: Ron Elving | NPR
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And unlike the attorney general’s predecessors who were caught between warring branches of government, William Barr seems intent on being at the center of the conflict.
![Attorney General William Barr arrives to testify before a panel of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gettyimages-1136111095barr-12ba602def4a1422f0b57bb1b0f4d3ea97addea0-e1554922577150-900x422.jpg)
Citing ‘Spying’ On Trump, Barr Says He’s Looking Into Origins Of Russia Inquiry
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The attorney general has launched an informal look at how and why the decisions were made about the early Russia investigation and by whom. It augurs another new phase of the Russia saga.
![Attorney General William Barr arrives to testify about the Justice Department's FY 2020 budget request before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill Tuesday in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gettyimages-1141446372barr-8d2c323a4ef6dc464f9caf3565ea7ad5821e5a98-e1554829339103-900x422.jpg)
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel’s report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
![House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., debated with ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., (right) about his move to subpoena the Justice Department to obtain an unredacted copy of the Mueller report at a committee markup Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ap_19092614577228-0893c9c4ebce7861992e1abb417cbca461476dd5-e1554326226933-900x422.jpg)
House Judiciary Approves Subpoena For Full Mueller Report In Party-Line Vote
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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Attorney General William Barr plans to give Congress the Mueller report in mid-April, but with some redactions. Democrats insist they should get the full report and the fight could end up in court.
![Attorney General William Barr says he is working to prepare Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report to be released to the public, with redactions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1138157372-3ec5eb9807e2caeeacd718244c1ceb7aa53a2d7f-e1553888579992-900x422.jpg)
Mueller Report To Be Given To Congress By Mid-April, Attorney General Barr Says
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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Democrats had asked for a copy of the full 400 page report by next week, but William Barr says it will take a bit longer.