By James Hohmann April 17 at 10:05 AM — A federal judge appointed by George W. Bush said yesterday that Barr has sowed public distrust about the Justice Department’s handling of Mueller’s probe. “The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public … to be concerned about whether or not there is full transparency,” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said during a hearing on a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
Walton denied BuzzFeed’s request to issue a preliminary injunction requiring Mueller’s report to be released. “However, the judge said Tuesday that he plans to ‘fast track’ the issue of the report and what information in it must be disclosed, then deal with other records from Mueller’s probe,” Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports.– A federal judge appointed by George W. Bush said yesterday that Barr has sowed public distrust about the Justice Department’s handling of Mueller’s probe. “The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public … to be concerned about whether or not there is full transparency,” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said during a hearing on a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.Walton denied BuzzFeed’s request to issue a preliminary injunction requiring Mueller’s report to be released. “However, the judge said Tuesday that he plans to ‘fast track’ the issue of the report and what information in it must be disclosed, then deal with other records from Mueller’s probe,” Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports.