Democrats demand Russian report

TOP US DEMOCRATS on Friday demanded the full special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 election be released publicly with no “sneak preview” for President Donald Trump.

Many of the party’s challengers for the 2020 presidential nomination, including senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, swiftly joined calls for full transparency after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General Bill Barr.

“It is imperative for Mr Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement.

Barr “must not give President Trump, his lawyers or his staff any ‘sneak preview’ of Special Counsel Mueller’s findings or evidence, and the White House must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence are made public.”

As the nearly two-year investigation wrapped up, Democratic presidential hopefuls demanded the White House release the report on Russian election meddling and possible collusion with Trump’s campaign.

“Attorney General Barr -- release the Mueller report to the American public. Now,” tweeted Senator Elizabeth Warren, a staunch Trump critic and liberal candidate challenging him in 2020.

The document is confidential, but Barr said in a letter to Congress that he might be able to summarize its “principal” conclusions as early as this weekend.

The sentiment among at least nine 2020 Democrats was unanimous: let the report come to light.

“I call on the Trump