WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement upon reviewing Attorney General William Barr’s letter outlining the ‘principal conclusions’ of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report:

“Attorney General William Barr’s letter confirmed for me what I have gathered from the last two years of public reports: Special Counsel Mueller and his team have conducted a serious, careful, and thorough investigation into the events surrounding foreign interference in the 2016 election.

“At the same time, AG Barr’s topline summary of the Mueller report leaves me with several lingering questions, none more important than his thought process and reasoning surrounding the Special Counsel’s office decision to not make a ‘traditional prosecutorial judgment’ on the issue of obstruction of justice.

“The Special Counsel chose to provide ‘evidence on both sides’ of the obstruction question, and allow the AG to interpret difficult legal issues to resolve the matter.  This resulted in the final determination being made by the Justice Department without providing a fuller outline of its reasoning, a fact that I expect will leave a large segment of the American people with deep concerns.

“That’s why I believe that AG Barr and his staff must show us their work, explain their decision, and expediently release as much of the report as possible, without compromising ongoing investigations or divulging classified sources or methods – and protect Americans’ full faith and confidence in our system of government.  As Reagan so often told us ‘trust, but verify,’ I commit to pursuing the maximum transparency feasible with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and allow the American people to see all the facts developed in the course of the investigation.”