Former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE argues in a new op-ed that 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 final report on the Russia investigation needs to be held to a stricter standard of transparency than some Republicans have argued.

According to Comey, who made his argument in The Washington Post, lawmakers who argued during Attorney General William Barr's confirmation hearing that he could not promise to publicly release Mueller's final report in full are "wrong."

"Republicans are wrong now, when they claim Justice Department rules forbid transparency about the completed work of the special counsel," Comey writes. "It is hard to imagine a case of greater public interest than one focused on the efforts of a foreign adversary to damage our democracy, and in which the president of the United States is a subject."

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Mueller is investigating whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election, including whether the foreign power colluded with the Trump campaign. President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE has repeatedly insisted there was no collusion and that the Mueller probe is a "witch hunt."

Speculation over when Mueller might wrap up his investigation has only grown in recent days as multiple news outlets reported the special counsel could deliver his final report to the attorney general sometime in March.

Justice Department regulations state that an appointed special counsel will provide the attorney general with a confidential report explaining decisions to prosecute or not prosecute specific incidents under their mandate. As a result, Mueller will submit a private report on his findings to Barr, who was confirmed earlier this month by the Senate.

Many have argued in recent days over whether that final report should be made public and whether it can be made public under current regulations.

Comey wrote in his op-ed Monday that "providing detailed information about a completed investigation of intense public interest has long been a part of Justice Department practice."

"It doesn’t happen often, because ordinarily nothing outweighs the privacy interests of the subject of an investigation that ends without public charges," Comey continued. "But department tradition recognizes that transparency is especially important where polarized politics and baseless attacks challenge law enforcement’s credibility."