Report: The Department of Justice has been briefing White House lawyers on Mueller findings

William Barr.
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White House lawyers have had several conversations with Department of Justice officials about the conclusions made in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, giving President Trump's legal team the opportunity to come up with a rebuttal before the report is made public on Thursday, people with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times.

Last week, Attorney General William Barr would not answer questions from lawmakers about whether the Justice Department gave the White House a preview of the report's findings. Barr has come under scrutiny for the way he has handled the matter, including releasing a four-page summary with his interpretation of the report and telling lawmakers that he believes officials were "spying" on the Trump campaign.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.