Here's what Barr will talk about at his Mueller report press conference

The Justice Department has just revealed what Attorney General William Barr plans to discuss at his highly-anticipated press conference on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.

A DOJ spokesperson on Thursday said that Barr in his press conference will address three issues: whether executive privilege was invoked, what recent interactions the Justice Department has had with the White House, and the redaction process, per CNN's Abby Phillip.

Barr had previously come under fire from Democrats for holding this press conference before the Mueller report is released to Congress or to the public, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) both calling the plan "indefensible."

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be present for the press conference, per CNN's Shimon Prokupecz, but he does not plan to make a statement. It will reportedly last about 20 minutes. CNN's Jim Sciutto observed that if the conference is limited to these three questions, it sounds like it's "not about Mueller, it's about Barr and Barr defending Barr."