Here's what happens after Mueller submits his report
While we don't know what the special counsel says in the report, there are regulations that provide a road map for what should happen next
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While we don't know what the special counsel says in the report, there are regulations that provide a road map for what should happen next
The former attorney general returned to the Department of Justice to be presented with the seat he sat in during cabinet meetings
The House passed the largely symbolic resolution Thursday morning as pressure mounts on the Justice Department to release Mueller's full report
Attorney General William Barr has said that he will not recuse himself from overseeing the Russia probe. Barr's non-recusal comes as Robert Mueller's final Russia report is expected to drop in the coming weeks. CBS News' Paula Reid has more on the latest developments.
Barr's non-recusal comes as Robert Mueller's final Russia report is expected to drop in the coming weeks
It's unclear what the former acting attorney general will do next
The deputy attorney general is expected to leave his post in mid-March
The Massachusetts Democrat said the American people need to know whether Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with the Kremlin
The Missouri Republican said the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence needs access to Mueller's investigation before issuing a final report
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Robert Mueller may be close to presenting his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. President Trump said Wednesday that it is up to Attorney General William Barr whether and when the report is released. Paula Reid reports.
In a meeting with the chancellor of Austria in the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Trump said the release of a potential report by special counsel Robert Mueller would be decided by Attorney General William Barr, who was sworn in last week.
Rosenstein had oversight of the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election once Jeff Sessions recused himself
The deputy attorney general was expected to leave his post after the new attorney general was confirmed, and William Barr is now in place
Barr was confirmed by the Senate earlier on Thursday
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm Barr before the end of the week
The nomination will now be sent to the full Republican-controlled Senate, where Barr is also expected to have enough support to be confirmed in a vote that could come as early as next week.
Democratic lawmakers worry William Barr may limit the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation
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William Barr said at his confirmation hearing this week that he wouldn't use federal resources to "go after" pot sales in states where it's legal
William Barr, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, said he supports a federal ban on marijuana but wouldn't target businesses in states where cannabis is legal. Erik Altieri, the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, joins CBSN to discuss his stance.
William Barr, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, said he would allow Robert Mueller's Russia probe to continue. But Barr wouldn't commit to recusing himself from the investigation even if ethics officials in the Department of Justice recommended he do so. Joseph Moreno, a former federal prosecutor, joins CBSN to analyze the Barr hearing.
William Barr, President Trump's nominee for attorney general, is defending Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, saying he will let it finish. Barr repeatedly promised senators during Tuesday's confirmation hearing that he will be independent. Nancy Cordes reports.
The president's nominee for attorney general stood his ground Tuesday, asserting he won't be "bulled" by anyone. Zeke Miller, a CBSN political contributor and a White House reporter for The Associated Press, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with Tuesday's political recap.
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