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Special Counsel counter report

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Donald J. Trump via Twitter
@realDonaldTrump

We will be doing a major Counter Report to the Mueller Report. This should never again be allowed to happen to a future President of the United States!

December 7, 2018[1]

The Special Counsel counter report is an expected report to contest the findings of Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, obstruction of justice, coordination between the Trump Campaign and Russia, legitimacy of the special counsel investigation due to alleged conflict of interests surrounding Mueller, among other things that as of December 2018 was being developed by President Donald Trump's legal team.[2][3] It was acknowledged by President Trump via Twitter through a series of tweets on December 7, 2018.[4][5][6] The report according to President Trump and his legal team had started and is 87 pages long.[7][8] In the same tweet, Trump criticized The Atlantic for promoting fake news in an article[9] that detailed how the Trump Administration did not have a response to the special counsel's conclusions.[7] Rudy Giuliani, one of the President's lawyers, has said that it has been difficult to find the time to create the counter report.[10] It was initially reported back in July 2018, that a counter report was being drafted.[11] The counter report was acknowledged by Rudy Giuliani as early as August 18, 2018 in a tweet.[12][13]

Rudy Giuliani via Twitter
@RudyGiuliani

Time for Mueller investigation to file report. We will release ours. Don’t interfere with election like Comey. The President had nothing to do with Russians. He didn’t obstruct an investigation. 1.4 million documents and 32 witnesses no privilege raised.

August 18, 2018[14]

Giuliani told The Daily Beast that the main portion of the counter report will be split into two sections. One section will explore the legitimacy of Mueller's investigation due to conflicts of interest among federal law enforcement entities. The next section will respond to the hefty allegations brought upon Trump, the Trump campaign interacting with Russia, obstruction of justice, firing of James Comey, among other things.[2] According to Giuliani, back in August 2018, the first section of the counter report was 58 pages long and the second section has not been finalized.[2]

On March 22, 2019, Mueller concluded his investigation and submitted the Special Counsel's final report to Attorney General William Barr.[15] Jay Sekulow and Giuliani said "We’re pleased that the Office of Special Counsel has delivered its report to the Attorney General pursuant to the regulations. Attorney General Barr will determine the appropriate next steps."[16]

On March 24, 2019, Attorney General William Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress covering the highlights of the special counsel's findings. Barr split the letter into two sections: Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and the question of whether Trump obstructed justice. In the first section, Barr explained that the special counsel "did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its effort to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election."[17][18] Barr did add that the special counsel found "two main Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election."[17] On the question of obstruction of justice, Barr stated that Mueller did not reach a conclusion; he quotes the special counsel as saying "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."[17]

Trump repeatedly accused the Mueller investigation of conflicts of interests and "wrongly destroyed[ing] people’s lives."[19][20][21][22][23][24]

The counter report is being worked on by:

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  1. Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump] (December 7, 2018). "We will be doing a major Counter Report to the Mueller Report. This should never again be allowed to happen to a future President of the United States!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng|Lachlan (2018-08-30). "Rudy Giuliani Is Putting Together a 'Counter-Report' to Question Robert Mueller's 'Legitimacy'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. "With Mueller findings pending, Trump promises 'Counter Report'". The Mercury News. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  4. Trump, Donald J. (2018-12-07). "We will be doing a major Counter Report to the Mueller Report. This should never again be allowed to happen to a future President of the United States!". @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  5. John Wagner, Delvin Barrett (December 7, 2018). "Trump promises a 'major Counter Report' to rebut Mueller's findings". Washington Post.
  6. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Donald Trump says his legal team is prepared for Mueller, as counter report is partially written". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Trump, Donald J. (2018-12-07). "It has been incorrectly reported that Rudy Giuliani and others will not be doing a counter to the Mueller Report. That is Fake News. Already 87 pages done, but obviously cannot complete until we see the final Witch Hunt Report". @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  8. Slattery, Chris Sommerfeldt, Denis. "Trump team's 'counter report' to Robert Mueller 'needs to be edited,' Rudy Giuliani says - NY Daily News". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. Plott, Elaina (2018-12-06). "The White House Has No Plan for Confronting the Mueller Report". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  10. Plott, Elaina (2018-12-06). "The White House Has No Plan for Confronting the Mueller Report". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  11. "Rudy Giuliani says Donald Trump team preparing report to counter Robert Mueller". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  12. Giuliani, Rudy (2018-08-18). "Time for Mueller investigation to file report. We will release ours. Don't interfere with election like Comey.The President had nothing to do with Russians. He didn't obstruct an investigation. 1.4 million documents and 32 witnesses no privilege raised". @RudyGiuliani. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  13. August 19, CBS News; 2018; Am, 8:38. "Trump insists he has "nothing to hide" in Russia probe". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  14. Rudy Giuliani [@RudyGiuliani] (August 18, 2018). "Time for Mueller investigation to file report. We will release ours. Don't interfere with election like Comey. The President had nothing to do with Russians. He didn't obstruct an investigation. 1.4 million documents and 32 witnesses no privilege raised" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. Breuninger, Kevin (2019-03-22). "MUELLER PROBE IS OVER: Special counsel submits Russia report to Attorney General William Barr". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  16. Breuninger, Kevin (2019-03-22). "MUELLER PROBE IS OVER: Special counsel submits Russia report to Attorney General William Barr". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Letter". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  18. Kimball, Jacob Pramuk, Spencer (2019-03-24). "Attorney General Barr to release Mueller Russia probe report findings". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  19. Trump, Donald J. (2018-12-07). "....Will Robert Mueller's big time conflicts of interest be listed at the top of his Republicans only Report. Will Andrew Weissman's horrible and vicious prosecutorial past be listed in the Report. He wrongly destroyed people's lives, took down great companies, only to be..." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  20. Trump, Donald J. (2018-07-29). "Is Robert Mueller ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump, including the fact that we had a very nasty & contentious business relationship, I turned him down to head the FBI (one day before appointment as S.C.) & Comey is his close friend." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  21. Trump, Donald J. (2018-06-28). "When is Bob Mueller going to list his Conflicts of Interest? Why has it taken so long? Will they be listed at the top of his $22,000,000 Report...And what about the 13 Angry Democrats, will they list their conflicts with Crooked H? How many people will be sent to jail and..." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  22. Trump, Donald J. (2018-11-26). "When Mueller does his final report, will he be covering all of his conflicts of interest in a preamble, will he be recommending action on all of the crimes of many kinds from those "on the other side"(whatever happened to Podesta?), and will he be putting in statements from..." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  23. Trump, Donald J. (2018-12-07). "Robert Mueller and Leakin' Lyin' James Comey are Best Friends, just one of many Mueller Conflicts of Interest. And bye the way, wasn't the woman in charge of prosecuting Jerome Corsi (who I do not know) in charge of "legal" at the corrupt Clinton Foundation? A total Witch Hunt..." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  24. Trump, Donald J. (2018-12-07). "....Will Robert Mueller's big time conflicts of interest be listed at the top of his Republicans only Report. Will Andrew Weissman's horrible and vicious prosecutorial past be listed in the Report. He wrongly destroyed people's lives, took down great companies, only to be..." @realDonaldTrump. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  25. Swanson, Ian (2018-12-07). "Trump says Giuliani is ready to counter Mueller". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  26. "Jay Sekulow". American Center for Law and Justice. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  27. FeldmanJune 16, Ari; 2017vimeo. "Meet Jay Sekulow, A Jewish-Born Believer In Jesus, On Trump's Legal Team". The Forward. Retrieved 2018-12-10.



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