The Attorney General 

Washington, D.C. 

March 29, 2019 

The Honorable Lindsey Graham 

Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary 

United States Senate 

290 Russell Senate Office Building 

Washington, D.C. 20510 

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler 

Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary 

United States House of Representatives 

2132 Rayburn House Office Building 

Washington, D.C. 20515 

Dear Chairman Graham and Chairman Nadler, 

I write in response to Chairman Nadler's March 25, 2019 letter and Chairman Graham's 

March 27, 2019 letter, which addressed the investigation of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III 

and the "confidential report" he has submitted to me pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c). 

As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and the public have the 

opportunity to read the Special Counsel's report. We are preparing the report for release, making 

the redactions that are required. The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process. Specifically, 

we are well along in the process of identifying and redacting the following: (1) material subject 

to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) that by law cannot be made public; (2) material the 

intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising sensitive sources and methods; (3) 

material that could affect other ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has 

referred to other Department offices; and (4) information that would unduly infringe on the 

personal privacy and reputational interests of peripheral third parties. Our progress is such that I 

anticipate we will be in a position to release the report by mid-April, if not sooner. Although the 

President would have the right to assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated 

publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no plans to submit the report to 

the White House for a privilege review. 

Also, I am aware of some media reports and other public statements mischaracterizing my 

March 24, 2019 supplemental notification as a "summary" of the Special Counsel's investigation 

and report. For example, Chairman Nadler's March 25 letter refers to my supplemental 

notification as a "four-page summary of the Special Counsel' s review." My March 24 letter was 

not, and did not purport to be, an exhaustive recounting of the Special Counsel's investigation or 

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report. As my letter made clear, my notification to Congress and the public provided, pending 

release of the report, a summary of its "principal conclusions"-that is, its bottom line. The 

Special Counsel's report is nearly 400 pages long (exclusive of tables and appendices) and sets 

forth the Special Counsel's findings, his analysis, and the reasons for his conclusions. Everyone 

will soon be able to read it on their own. I do not believe it would be in the public' s interest for 

me to attempt to summarize the full report or to release it in serial or piecemeal fashion. 

As I have discussed with both of you, I believe it would be appropriate for me to testify 

publicly on behalf of the Department shortly after the Special Counsel's report is made public. I 

am currently available to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2019 and before 

the House Judiciary Committee on May 2, 2019. 

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Finally, in the interests of keeping the public informed as to these matters, I intend to make 

this letter public after delivering it to you. 

Sincerely, 

Attorney General 

cc: Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein; Ranking Member Doug Collins 

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