All six Senate Democrats running for the presidential nomination in 2020 are calling for the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, findings first shared with the Department of Justice on Friday.
Every single 2020 hopeful in the upper chamber — including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand — emphasized the need for transparency when it comes to the report’s disclosure, an issue Democrats have been hammering for months because of concerns that parts of the report unfavorable to President Trump could be suppressed.
“This should be made public immediately,” Booker, one of three 2020 candidates who also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, tweeted. Other senators quickly echoed the same sentiments, as did Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.
What exactly that looks like could be apparent in the coming days.
There could be portions of the report that need to be classified, and DOJ policy that requires sections of it to remain concealed, Vox’s Andrew Prokop reports. Democrats, however, have emphasized that greater transparency about what it contains is vital for a fair review of its contents.
“The American people deserve to know the facts,” Klobuchar tweeted.