A Democratic lawmaker on Friday said that he's worried the White House will attempt to claim executive privilege to halt the release of 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 on the findings of his special counsel investigation.

Rep. Jim Himes James (Jim) Andres HimesMany Democrats want John Bolton's testimony, but Pelosi stays mum SEC's Clayton demurs on firing of Manhattan US attorney he would replace Democrats face tough questions with Bolton MORE (D-Conn.) said in an appearance on CNN that he thinks the White House and Congress are setting up for a "fight" over the release of the report due to information in the report that could be “embarrassing” for the president.

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"What I worry about here, John, is you can bet that the fact that we haven't seen this report, you know, two milliseconds after it hit the White House, that tells us one thing, that it is not exonerating the president, and that it contains information that he doesn't like," Himes said, adding that the White House would likely exert privilege "to avoid the release of information that will be inconvenient or embarrassing for this president."

Hines noted that the Democratic-controlled House has several avenues to try to obtain the report in full or in part if the White House refuses to release it.

"I think we've got a couple of routes here. One is to subpoena the entire report," Himes said Friday to anchor John Berman. "To subpoena Bob Mueller to come talk about the report. What you just talked about, asking a judge to make a judgment on the grand jury information."

Mueller completed his years-long investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia's election interference last week, sending his report to Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrProsecutor says no charges in Michigan toilet voting display Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE at the Justice Department. Barr's summary, released shortly after the investigation's conclusion, said that Mueller's "'did not establish'" that the Trump campaign "'conspired or coordinated'" with Russian efforts to meddle in the election.

Barr also announced that the Justice Department would not prosecute the president for obstruction of justice, on which he said Mueller did not take a position.

Democrats have called for Mueller's report, which is said to be more than 300 pages, to be released in full.

Sen. Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulSecond GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE (R-Ky.) on Thursday blocked a Democratic-led Senate resolution calling for the report's release, citing Democrats' refusal to call for the release of communications between former President Obama and top intelligence officials.