Barr letter, March 24, 2019

The Attorney General Washington, D.C. March 24, 2019 The Honorable Lindsey Graham The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Chairman, Committee Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary on the Judiciary United States House United States Senate of Representatives 290 Russell Senate Office Building 2132 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein The Honorable Doug Collins Ranking Member, Committee Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary on the Judiciary United States House United States Senate of Representatives 331 Hart Senate Office Building 1504 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins: As a supplement to the notification provided on Friday, March 22, 2019, I am writing today to advise you of the principal conclusions reached by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III and to inform you about the status of my initial review of the report he has prepared. The SpecialCounsel's Report On Friday, the Special Counsel submitted to me a "confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions" he has reached, as required by 28 C.P.R. § 600.8(c). This report is entitled "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." Although my review is ongoing, I believe that it is in the public interest to describe the report and to summarize the principal conclusions reached by the Special Counsel and the results of his investigation. The report explains that the· Special Counsel and his staff thoroughly investigated allegations that members of the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump, and others associated with it, conspired with the Russian government in its efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, or sought to obstruct the related federal investigations. In the report, the Special Counsel noted that, in completing his investigation, he employed 19 lawyers who were assisted by a team of approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants, and other professional staff. The Special Counsel issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, executed nearly 500 search warrants, obtained more than 230 orders for communication records, issued almost 50 orders authorizing use of pen registers, made 13 requests to foreign governments for evidence, and interviewed approximately 500 witnesses. .1