Summary

  • The 400-page report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been released

  • President Trump asked the White House lawyer to fire Mueller, says the report

  • Ten episodes involving the president were scrutinised for possible obstruction of justice

  • The report cleared the Trump team of collusion with Russia over 2016 election

  • Democrats in Congress have demanded a full unredacted report, and want Mr Mueller to testify to Congress

Live Reporting

Ritu Prasad

  1. Attorney General Barr holds news conference

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    Attorney General William Barr, who Trump appointed in December, is expected to speak about the Mueller report for approximately 20 minutes on Thursday morning at 09:30 local time (14:30 GMT) - just hours before the report will be made public.

    We do not know if he will be taking questions, he is expected to address three aspects of the report:

    • Discussions between the justice department and the White House regarding the report
    • The process for redacting parts of the report
    • Whether the White House invoked executive privilege

    The Washington Post reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller himself will not attend the news conference.