The Justice Department defended its handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on possible obstruction of justice by President Trump and Russian election interference as Capitol Hill Democrats ramped up demands for the entire report
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A spokeswoman for the Justice Department said that every page of the report given to Attorney General William Barr was labeled with a warning that it may contain grand jury material, which by law is confidential and cannot be released without the approval of a judge.
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