Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Hillicon Valley: DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress | Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities | House Republican introduces bill to set standards for self-driving cars McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE will allow select lawmakers to review a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s report in a secure area as soon as next week, according to the Justice Department.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd said in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-S.C.) on Thursday that Barr determined it “appropriate” to give the leaders of their committees as well as members of the “Gang of Eight” access to details in Mueller’s report that were redacted from the public version, including sensitive national security information and details that could impact ongoing criminal investigations.

Boyd said that Office of Legislative Affairs would operate a secure reading room at the Justice Department between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. next week for those lawmakers to review the report “in camera.” He also said the Justice Department would give lawmakers the chance to review the less-redacted report in the secure spaces on Capitol Hill the following week, when lawmakers return from a two-week recess.

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Boyd said the less-redacted version would still restrict grand jury material, which is subject to federal secrecy rules in the absence of a court order by a judge. But it will allow members to view “all information” redacted to conceal details of ongoing investigations, sensitive national security information, and details on “peripheral third parties” that were not charged in the course of the probe.

“Given the sensitive nature of the information, the additional information will be made available through in camera review contingent on an agreement by all individuals reviewing the less-redacted version of the Report that the material provided only to the above-identified members and staff will remain confidential,” Boyd wrote.

“Material redacted in the public version of the report is law enforcement sensitive and confidential; it should not be shared in any form without prior approval of the Department of Justice,” he wrote.

Barr wrote in an earlier letter to Congress that he would allow select lawmakers to review the less-redacted report but did not offer a timeline.

Boyd's letter came hours after Barr released the redacted version of Mueller’s final report to the public; the sprawling document lays out the special counsel’s findings with respect to Russian interference as well as allegations of obstruction by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

Mueller did not find evidence to charge members of Trump’s campaign with conspiring with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election. The special counsel also said his office was unable to “conclusively determine” that Trump did not criminally obstruct justice; Barr has judged the evidence laid out in the report to be insufficient to accuse the president of an obstruction of justice offense.

Democrats have clamored for the release of Mueller’s full report and underlying evidence to Congress. Nadler has threatened to subpoena the report if Barr does not meet their demands.