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Way. so i think theres such an enormous gray area in there. and i think that for folks who have been doing a lot of magical thinking about what this is going to offer them, the smoking gun at the other end, they may be disappointed. >> and let me just read from what you wrote in slate last month. for those who have been collecting the mueller memes and the t-shirts and the mugs and who are waiting breathlessly for his conclusions theres a very reasonable chance that major disappointment looms. t...

I should say about whether we would see more, any superseding indictments. im told no further recommendations of any indictments whatsoever. its not as if when we see the conclusions that bill barr eventually submits to congress that we will see any mention of any recommendations of any indictments. im told thats not happening. we can put to rest that speculation once and for all. >> that doesnt necessarily mean that other u.s. attorneys in the southern district of new york or the u.s. attorney ...

Principle conclusions as soon as this weekend. it certainly does add to at least the perception that he wants full transparency, which he indicated during his confirmation hearing. he wanted to the extent he could consistent with the regulations. >> barr seems very much like an establishmentitarian. he wants to do it in a way that will not harm the department of justice and his own career and his own reputation for that matter. and they know the eyes of the world are looking at them right now. i...

The report that he is going to be telling congress -- members of congress what the conclusions were. this is a very fast turnaround. i think the attorney general knows how much interest there is. we are getting a glimpse of what one of the first fights is. that is over how much the white house is involved. you saw the letters from chuck schumer and nancy pelosi saying, we do not want you to give the president or his staff a sneak preview of what is in this report. the white house lawyers are wit...

Been preparing for a number of scenarios while they remain in the dark about what exactly 3450u8er will reveal. one white house official telling cnn today, "were tea leaf reading like everyone else." but emmett flood, the white house lawyer charged with dealing with the russia probe, has held meetings in recent weeks to determine how they might respond. their response will be based on what attorney general bill barr decides to disclose to congress about muellers conclusions and what if anything ...

Can do anything about it. >> well, i think the minute barr decides to do what he wants to do it becomes a political document. the democrats will say if it is jus a summary. we want to know the whole story. he can read it any time he wants. i wonder if the principle conclusions are that the president did nothing wrong. is that something that the attorney general puts out the r? if the attorney says no collusion he will see that as a huge vindication. >> i dont think he will use the

The presidents legal team would have a chance alter any kind of report and his quote was that will not happen. it looks like this department will do everything it can to salvage the public reputation of this investigation and the department itself. they know a lot is on the line, they have taken a beating in public. all of those involved with this investigation, its being called a witch hunt, fishing exhibition, all these other things. barr you on the job was to restore the integrity of the inst...

Alan, your thoughts as we get to the end of this investigation? >> i dont think anybody should come to final conclusions even after they read the whole report. we have to wait and see what the response is not only from the white house but from president trumps legal team. remember, this is an adversarial report, its one-sided. its only evidence thats exculpatory. special counsel, prosecutors dont look at all the evidence, they dont invite witnesses favorable to the president. or evidence thats f...

Day for them. its interesting listening to the democrats. they are clear thein say, we wa the report april the undnd the documents. so that is key here. what i think is so significant in bill barrs letter is that he says as early as this weekend, which is a quick turnaround, he could provide members of congress with the conclusions. presumably, we could learn as early as this weekend whether or not robert mueller actually believed, concluded that there was or wasnt collusion between members of t...

Reasons there is so much mystery surrounding this is that the regulation under which mueller is appointed gives him so much discretion, this could be a five-page report. this could be a 500-page report. this could be a five-page report with 500 pages of exhibits attached. it also gives a lot of discretion to the attorney general, to william barr in terms of how much he discloses. so, you know, everybodys talking so confidently about what the report will show. will he draw conclusions about the l...