Republicans and Democrats are all mixed up on the Mueller report | joelockhart for CNNopinion
Joe Lockhart was White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
Let me be clear from the start. Releasing the Mueller report is in the public interest for all Americans. There is no legitimate policy justification for withholding the results of a two-year investigation on something as serious as the integrity of our elections and of our President and his team. Any opposition to releasing the report is purely political, designed to protect the President from political harm.
Each side has a well-articulated political strategy. The Democrats are calling for the full release of the report, citing historical precedent and the inalienable rights of the public to be fully informed. The Republican strategy is a little more nuanced. Every Republican in the House voted yes for a nonbinding resolution calling for the release of the report. However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked the resolution from coming to the floor in the Senate.
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