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We can expect the White House to assert Executive Privilege over the contents of the Mueller Report before it's released to Congress, though ultimately it will be AG Barr's call whether the report goes through the White House first.
It all really depends on Barr's priorities. It's still not clear if he will be protecting the institution of the Department of Justice, protecting the institution of the White House, or acting as Trump's lawyer. Trump believed that Holder was acting as Obama's personal lawyer, and Trump has that exact same expectation of his AG.
If the public trust around the single most significant investigation since Watergate is first on his list, he will not allow the suspect to determine which evidence the jury may hear. But if the preservation of Donald Trump is first on his list (a duty that so many Republicans have adopted), then he will allow it. The consequence of the latter, of course, is that the public will conclude that the final report they are allowed to see is a sham and that a coverup has happened.
White House expects to see Mueller findings before they go to Congress - CNNPolitics
It all really depends on Barr's priorities. It's still not clear if he will be protecting the institution of the Department of Justice, protecting the institution of the White House, or acting as Trump's lawyer. Trump believed that Holder was acting as Obama's personal lawyer, and Trump has that exact same expectation of his AG.
If the public trust around the single most significant investigation since Watergate is first on his list, he will not allow the suspect to determine which evidence the jury may hear. But if the preservation of Donald Trump is first on his list (a duty that so many Republicans have adopted), then he will allow it. The consequence of the latter, of course, is that the public will conclude that the final report they are allowed to see is a sham and that a coverup has happened.
White House lawyers expect to have an opportunity to review whatever version of Robert Mueller's report Attorney General Bill Barr submits to Congress before it reaches lawmakers and the public, multiple sources familiar with the matter said, setting up a potential political battle over the hotly anticipated document.
The attorneys want the White House to have an opportunity to claim executive privilege over information drawn from documents and interviews with White House officials, the sources said.
White House expects to see Mueller findings before they go to Congress - CNNPolitics