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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Mueller report is coming, but with color-coded cuts
WASHINGTON The most consequential editing process in the country is taking place behind closed doors in drab government offices.
Lawyers from the Justice Department and the special counsels office are going word by word, sentence by sentence through the nearly 400-page confidential report that Robert S. Mueller III completed last month, striking out tidbits as they prepare to release a redacted version to the public.
Theyve identified four categories of protected information and assigned different colors to each one to identify each cut or trim. For now, the four hues are as closely guarded as the reports contents.
At stake is not just what information becomes public from the special counsels 22-month investigation into Russias role in the 2016 election, but also the credibility of the entire enterprise.
Too many redactions or a botched process could deepen political uncertainty surrounding the Russia investigation and fuel concerns that Attorney General William Barr is deliberately shielding President Donald Trump from scrutiny.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-mueller-report-is-coming-but-with-color-coded-cuts/ar-BBVXjqq?li=BBnb7Kz
No reason in my opinion that Congress cannot see an unredacted copy. Then we'd know for certain if the redactions are legit or a coverup.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Then they can be argued in court if they never release a complete unreacted version.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)so Trumpian
louis-t
(23,295 posts)Red means: Trumpie gets his feelings hurt, so you can't see it.
Blue means: Putin might be offended if this gets out so, you can't see it.
Green means: Proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Trumpie obstructed justice so, no way.
Yellow means: Mitch McConnell was in on the whole thing so, forget it.