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Stars coming to Comicpalooza • Page 4

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Student accepted to Galludet • Page 5

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Virginia wins NCAA Tourney • Page 6

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 • Vol. 48, No. 4 • HCCEgalitarian.com

State of the College brings goals for future See Page 8

Barr: Redacted Mueller report coming ‘within a week’ Eric Tucker & Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr told Congress Tuesday he expects to release his redacted version of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia investigation report “within a week,” while Democrats criticized his handling of the long-awaited document and demanded he turn it over in full. Barr bluntly defended his dealing with the report and said portions must remain hidden to comply with the law. He said he could be open to eventually releasing some of the redacted material af-

ter consulting with congressional leaders, but he drew a line against grand jury information, which would require court approval. He said Democrats were “free to go to court” to ask for it. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he could issue subpoenas “very quickly” if Robert Mueller’s report is released with redactions after Democrats failed “to reach an accommodation with the attorney general under which we would see the report and the underlying evidence.” He said of Barr: “He has been unresponsive to our requests.” The attorney general appeared before a House ap-

propriations subcommittee to discuss his department’s budget request — normally a sleepy affair — but Democrats, in particular, were more interested in asking questions about the report. While opening the hearing, subcommittee Chairman Jose Serrano of New York called it “the elephant in the room.” Barr wouldn’t discuss the substance of the special counsel’s investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, but he did explain some of what to expect when the report is re-

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Andrew Harnick/AP Photo In his first appearance on Capitol Hill since taking office, and amid intense speculation over his review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee to make his Justice Department budget request, Tuesday in Washington.

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