Robert Mueller has finished his report. The big question now: what’s in it?
Mueller’s team delivered the report to Attorney General William Barr on Friday evening. He has the discretion to release some or all of it to Congress, promising to brief members “as early as this weekend.”
Now the battle begins to make the report public.
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Congress unanimously voted 420-0 last week to make the report public. But it was a nonbinding resolution–the decision is up to Barr, and he reports to the president.
If the report is good news for President Trump and clears his name, he’ll likely want the report released. If there are elements that may not be positive for him, things could get tricky.
Week four of the Florida legislative session could spark some fireworks.
School vouchers, several abortion bills, and texting-while-driving are likely to get more oxygen now that the smoke has cleared around medical marijuana.
The state house appropriations committee will try to square the $400 million dollar difference between competing budget proposals from the state house and senate.
Both bodies have meetings to discuss the budgets on Wednesday.
Here in the Bay Area, Pinellas County will host a summit on red tied on Thursday evening.
Leading community and scientific authorities will discuss the science behind red tide, the public health and economic impacts, technological advances and what citizens can do to promote water quality.
The event is free from 6 to 8:30 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort.
Watch Tampa Bay’s weekly local political show, Politics On Your Side with host Evan Donovan, every Sunday morning at 9:30, right before Meet the Press.
