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Bit, what mueller is doing is really important. that report matters a lot but that report is not the whole ball game. by the way. when that report is transmitted to bill barr, bill barr has a tough call to make, which is what do i do with this thing? what do i do with all of the stuff in this report thats classified or protected by grand jury secrecy rules or that concern ongoing investigations. i would love to read the mueller report. id like to read it tonight. id read it this weekend if i had...

Then its the attorney generals turn. barr will notify the house and senate judiciary committees about muellers conclusions. then he has some discretion about what to include. he can also determine if publicly releasing the report or parts of it is in the public interest. among the factors the attorney general will consider, grand jury secrecy rules, the desire to protect classified sources and methods and the reputations of people interviewed and perhaps investigated but not charged. how much do...

Nixon resigned before the impeachment hearings started. the documents are being made public today after lawsuits were filed asking that they be unsealed and released from grand jury secrecy rules. the legal expecrts say they coud serve as a road map for robert mueller. at the time, the evidence against nixon was sent straight to the house judiciary committee. members used the information to draft articles of impeachment. >> the procedure now will be when robert mueller finishes his report, he ha...

Release this document seemed to be making a public case that the unsealing of this document essentially establishes this precedent, so that mueller when he gets to the end of his investigation or gets to appropriate point, he will be able to cite this document that we can all see and we can all read as precedent in order to make the case for how he wants to release information. were not used to seeing things in the news or seeing the unsealing of things in that way, but do you think its a fair a...

Almost 45 years after the watergate controversy, documents have been made public by our national archives, including a would-be indictment against richard nixon. and the grand jury was prepared to indict nixon on four criminal counts. instead, they ultimately wrote a final report that was sent to the house judiciary committee. nixon resigned before the impeachment hearings started. the documents are being made public today after lawsuits were filed asking that they be unsealed and released from ...

Nixon resigned before the house impeachment hearings started, hearings that would have revealed this information. the documents are being made public today after members of nixons defense team and legal analysts filed lawsuits asking that they be unsealed and released from grand jury secrecy rules. the legal experts say they could serve as a road map loosely for the current special counsel robert mueller. they argued this could be a benchmark on how to publicly release findings that might direct...

On this, we would see at the same time, rachel. and it would be important to him. it doesnt necessarily mean he has to follow it. this is a compelling way to frame the evidence. >> the people who sued to release this document seemed to be making a public case that the unsealing of this document essentially establishes this precedent, so that mueller, when he gets to the end of his investigation or gets to the appropriate point, he will be able to cite this document that we can all see and we can...

That, what you reported yesterday. there is a group protect democracy and youve got ben wittes, an nbc analyst as well. and pairing with jack goldsmith and steven bates. what are they try doing and how high is the hurdle they face? >> what they are trying to do is get a judge to unseal, to lift the grand jury secrecy rules off of this report that weve been discussing from march of 1974. the house judiciary committee then and now by the way has access to that report. but they have to keep it even...

Called to be witnesses. >> in fact, they can come out on the courthouse steps and hold a press conference. they dont typically do that. >> their choice. >> the grand jury secrecy rules apply to the grand jurors, prosecutors, the folks that work in the courthouse but not to the witness. >> we know about some witnesses that have been called. its a list that doesnt have a lot of people on it that look like steve bannon in terms of his role in the campaign and white house. therefore im trying to fig...

People who have been subpoenaed to testify to the grand jury. we do know a fairly substantial list, though, based on public reporting. i gather that witnesses themselves are not precluded from confirming they have been called to be witnesses. >> in fact, they can come out on the courthouse steps and hold a press conference. they dont typically do that. >> their choice. >> the grand jury secrecy rules apply to the grand jurors, prosecutors, the folks that work in the courthouse but not to the wit...