1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i The Special Counsels Report: What Do Current DOJ Regulations Require? March 7, 2019 In light of media reports that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III is close to concluding his investigation of Russian
2、 interference in the 2016 election, the extent to which the findings and conclusions of the Special Counsels investigation will be released to Congress and the public after being submitted to the Attorney General has attracted attention. The reporting requirements applicable to the Special Counsels
3、investigation indicate a significant degree of deference to the Special Counsel regarding the content of his report to the Attorney General. Governing Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations also give significant deference to the Attorney General regarding release of information related to the repor
4、t, although the regulations mandate that he report certain information to Congress at the conclusion of the Special Counsels investigation. Some Members of Congress have proposed legislation to ensure that certain information related to the Special Counsels investigation is made available to Congres
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