Setting The Barr Lower

Trump's Attorney General and John Goodman's stunt double William "Low" Barr is apparently feeling mounting pressure from Dems in Congress and the general public to release the Mueller investigation report. On Friday, he wrote another letter to Congress explaining that a redacted copy of the report would be supplied to them by "mid-April." He also suggested that his first 4-page letter was not a "summary" of Mueller's report, though his letter clearly said its purpose was "to summarize the principal conclusions" of the report. The stall continues.

It's worth noting that a redacted report would exclude grand jury-sensitive materials, material relating to intelligence sources and methods, and materials that could affect ongoing investigations or prosecutions. The fourth category for redaction seems to relate to Trump's so-far unindicted family members: "information that would unduly infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of peripheral third parties."  (He's obviously not referring to Russian agents or prostitutes). That last category will raise red flags for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, and members of the media that still want to do their jobs.

Sadly for Barr, Chairman Nadler is sticking to his demand for getting the full, unredacted Mueller report released to his committee by April 2. His statement yesterday makes it clear that he's through with the run-out-the-clock strategy of the Trump regime, giving Trump time to create a false narrative and to shift to his cult's red meat issues.

Get the subpoena ready, Mr. Nadler.