WASHINGTON — The political divide over the Muller investigation intensified after some Democrats sent a letter to the Department of Justice to demand a copy of the report.
Several top Democrats sent the letter to the DOJ on Tuesday asking for the full report centered around Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election to be released in the first week of April.
President Donald Trump told reporters he did not have a problem with the report release.
“Up to the Attorney General but it wouldn't bother me at all. Up to the attorney general - wouldn't bother me at all,” President Trump said.
Democratic leaders have announced plans to subpoena Special Council Robert Muller and Attorney General William Barr to testify at congressional committees.
In Barr’s four-page summary, he said the Muller report found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
However, the Muller report did not clear the president of obstruction of justice.
That question was left up to the AG who determined there was not enough evidence.
''There's an open question here whether the obstruction, in this case, impeded the investigation of collusion,” Richard Blumenthal said. “And the question of culpability and criminal intent still very much open for us to analyze.''
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, said many on the left remain convinced that only corruption can explain “how they lost an election.”
McConnell said he will not take up a bill that calls for the release of the report, and Barr has indicated that he intends to release as much of the report as he can.