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By Dartunorro Clark
Democrats running for president on Friday swiftly called for Attorney General William Barr to release special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on President Donald Trump.
“We need total transparency here,” Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said.
“A declassified report must be made public immediately and Attorney General Barr must publicly testify under oath about the investigation and its findings, and provide all underlying materials to the appropriate Congressional committees.”
She added, “This is about securing American democracy and protecting voters’ confidence in our elections and our system of government.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., a potential 2020 candidate, also demanded the report’s release.
“Show us the report. Now. The American people spoke loudly, and clearly last November: we choose a balance of power over abuse of power,” he tweeted.
Mueller wrapped up his nearly two-year investigation into Trump and Russia election meddling and submitted his report Barr. Barr said he may be able to brief congressional leaders on the report as soon as this weekend.
Earlier this week, Trump told reporters that he wants the general public to see it anyway. “Let it come out, let people see it,” he said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., echoed Harris’ remarks, adding that no one, even Trump, is “above the law.”
“As Donald Trump said, ‘Let it come out.’ I call on the Trump administration to make Special Counsel Mueller’s full report public as soon as possible. No one, including the president, is above the law,” Sanders said in a tweet.
“Release the Mueller report to the American people,” former Rep. Beto O’Rourke tweeted.
“This report should be made public immediately,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., tweeted.
“The Mueller report is complete. Attorney General Barr must release the full report to the public. The American people deserve to know the facts,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. tweeted.
“Special counsel Mueller’s report should be made public without any delay. The American people have a right to know its findings,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. said.
“Attorney General Barr — release the Mueller report to the American public. Now,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, also wrote in a tweet.
“The American people deserve to know the full truth about Russia’s interference in our democracy. The Special Counsel report must be publicly released in its entirety,” former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro said in a tweet.
“The patriotic action for the Attorney General is to release the entire Mueller report to the American people. We paid for it and this moment requires transparency,” former Rep. John Delaney, D-Mass., said in a tweet.
