When asked about making U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s report public, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that he would need to abide by Justice Department regulations, CNBC reported. So if you want to perhaps help in making the report public, here is a prepared message you can use to request it per the Freedom of Information Act:

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, I request a copy of

the Report of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

I agree to pay fees associated with this request, but please notify me if fees are expected to exceed $25.

It may be short but should be all that is needed — it was prepared by Michael Ravnitzky, former chief legal counsel to the chairman of the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission. I removed one item, but that was just “this is a newsmedia request” between the two sentences. One does not need to be a member of the media to make a FOIA request, however.

The Freedom of Information Act is meant to enable requesters of government documents to receive those documents. (FOIA.gov)

I also switched out “we” with “I” in “I agree” and “us” with me” in “notify me,” but those were just copyedits that Ravnitzky didn’t say would change the effectiveness of the request to any degree. Ravnitzky corresponded with Law & Transparency.

“FOIA requests to the Office of the Attorney General are processed by the Office of Information Policy,” Ravnitzky wrote. “OIP does not currently publish an email address to receive requests, but you can also submit a request (online).”

That can be done through FOIAonline or FOIA.gov, though the latter wasn’t working, as an individual could not select an agency to start a request by virtue of the bar by the search box that would allow the individual to select an agency remaining at “Loading … 0%”. Check this out:

A Freedom of Information Act request through FOIA.gov was not possible for this reason. (U.S. Department of Justice)

Hopefully, those who request it get it. If not, perhaps it bolsters a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

The Mueller investigation that the report would concern regards U.S. President Donald Trump.

The report is “not expected next week,” a Justice Department official reportedly told CNN.

CNN reported that “House Democrats are demanding that … Barr release Mueller’s report to the public, a potential preview of the looming battle over Mueller’s confidential report.”

The Associated Press reported that Rep. Adam Schiff “threatened on Sunday to call … Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and sue the Trump administration if the full report on Mueller’s Russia investigation is not made public.”

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