Democratic pollster Celinda Lake on Monday told Hill.TV’s “What America’s Thinking” that public attention and speculation on special counsel Robert Mueller’s final findings in the Russia probe will not die down unless the report is released.
“Somebody needs to get everything or this won’t die down,” Lake, president of Lake Research Partners, told Hill.TV’s Jamal Simmons.
“It depends on what the redactions [are],” she continued. “If there are three names that are taken out because they’re so-called secret agents in Russia or something, fine. If there are tens and dozens and hundreds of pages taken out, forget it.”
In an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll survey released last week, 75 percent of respondents said they believe the full report should be made public.
Attorney General William Barr released his summary on Mueller’s report earlier this month, a four-page memo saying the special counsel found no evidence of conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
However, Mueller said he did not reach a conclusion as to whether President Trump obstructed justice, which Barr said there was not enough evidence to prove.
Barr said last week that he plans to have a public version of the report ready to send to Congress and release publicly by mid-April or sooner, which does not meet the Democrats’ Tuesday deadline.
The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote Wednesday on authorizing a subpoena for Mueller’s full report.
— Julia Manchester
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