The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday removed a number of redactions from former special counsel Robert Mueller
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The DOJ submitted the re-processed report in a court filing, saying that the redactions in question are no longer necessary following the conclusion of the criminal case against Roger Stone
Roger Jason StoneMichael Cohen on Giuliani's legal fees: He won't get 'two cents' from Trump Cohen on Giuliani: 'Chickens coming home to roost' There was Trump-Russia collusion — and Trump pardoned the colluder MORE, the longtime GOP operative and former Trump campaign adviser.
The department said the redactions were originally made to protect the prosecution against Stone over charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
Stone was convicted of all seven charges against him and was sentenced earlier this year to more than three years in prison.
The new information from the report comes three months after a federal judge demanded that the DOJ hand over the unredacted report for his review and blasted Attorney General William Barr
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"The inconsistencies between Attorney General Barr’s statements, made at a time when the public did not have access to the redacted version of the Mueller Report to assess the veracity of his statements, and portions of the redacted version of the Mueller Report that conflict with those statements cause the Court to seriously question whether Attorney General Barr made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse about the Mueller Report in favor of President Trump
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Stephen (Steve) Kevin BannonThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Emergent BioSolutions - Upbeat jobs data, relaxed COVID-19 restrictions offer rosier US picture Veteran accused in alleged border wall scheme faces new charges Likely Cheney successor appears on Bannon show to tout GOP unity MORE, both before and after Bannon took over as the chairman of the Trump Campaign," the report reads. "Bannon recalled that, before joining the Campaign on August 13, 2016, Stone told him that he had a connection to Assange."Tal Axelrod contributed.
Updated: 7:41 p.m.
