Despite the public’s desire to see special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, a federal judge on Tuesday turned down a request for its speedy release. The judge said he couldn’t justify taking such an extraordinary step, although he understood the interest in reviewing the report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The request for quick release was filed by the Electronic Privacy and Information Center, whose attorney argued that public needs access to the report before congressional hearings on the Russia investigation. A lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice told the court the department is making progress in reviewing and redacting the document before its release, and Attorney General William Barr pledged to a congressional panel to produce the report within a week.
Political Cornflakes: Federal judge says no to request for expedited release of Mueller report
