Washington (CNN) Democrats have rebuffed the Justice Department's offer to see a less-redacted -- but not fully unredacted -- version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, but that didn't stop at least one Republican from reading the additional material.

Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, went to the Justice Department Monday morning to read the less-redacted Mueller report in the department's secure spaces.

Leaving the department, Collins said nothing he read on Monday changed the results of Mueller's report finding of "no collusion" and deciding not to charge President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice.

"Nothing that I saw today at the end of the day though changed Mr. Mueller's decision," Collins said.

Collins appears to be the first lawmaker to read the less-redacted version of the Mueller report, which was made available to congressional party leaders and the heads of the House and Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.

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