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If The Full Mueller Report Were Ever Released, What Might It Reveal?

The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers — and maybe, Americans — could learn.
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What's behind all the black bars in Robert Mueller's investigation report? Members of Congress could get an answer — eventually.

Congressional Democrats are gearing up to escalate their political war with the Justice Department over access to Mueller's full report. The House of Representatives could soon vote to hold the attorney general, or others, in contempt of Congress.

That dispute could go to court, and there's no telling how long it might take to resolve. But if lawmakers eventually won, they — and potentially the public — could learn more about what Mueller uncovered during his roughly 22-month investigation.

Here are some important redacted portions of Mueller's report, why they're obscured and what they might reveal

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