A Judge Won't Order The Justice Department To Speed Up Releasing Mueller's Report To The Public
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled Tuesday that he will not order the Justice Department to speed up its timeline for releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's report and other records related to the investigation.
At a hearing on Tuesday, a lawyer for the Justice Department said she did not know exactly when Barr planned to release the report to Congress and the public. Barr previously told Congress that he planned to release Mueller's report by"mid-April," and testified Tuesday that he would submit it within a week.
Walton said he appreciated"that this is an extremely important subject matter to the nation," and that he would strive to move the case along as quickly as possible. The government is due to respond to EPIC's lawsuit by April 25, and then will meet with EPIC to discuss the scope of the records request and a schedule for processing it. Walton scheduled a status hearing for May 2.
EPIC's lawyer Alan Butler argued during the hearing that the public needed to see the report as quickly as possible, given the immediacy of the debate over the conclusion of Mueller's investigation and what happens next. Barr is scheduled to testify in the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on May 1 and 2, respectively, about the report and Mueller's investigation.
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