2016 ELECTION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller is not expected to deliver his report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election next week, a Justice Department official briefed on the plans told CNN. As CNN has previously reported, the precise timing of the announcement has been a moving target, but Justice officials are cognizant of President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam next week, which could play a role in the report’s timing. Trump said Wednesday that it’s ‘totally up to Bill Barr’ whether Mueller’s report comes out while he is overseas next week. CNN reported Wednesday [2-20-19] that newly confirmed Attorney General Barr was preparing to announce the report’s completion as early as next week, signaling the impending end of the investigation and the start of a potentially contentious political battle over what parts of the report will be made public. The official declined to comment Friday why the report may not be ready next week, saying the timing has always been a moving target.”
–Laura Jarrett and Caroline Kelly, “Justice Dept. official: Mueller report not expected next week,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, February 22, 2019 10:50 pm