Washington (CNN) White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday that the White House isn't focused on bracing for the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, despite reporting which suggests Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce the completion of the investigation as early as next week.

"Look, I think we're always prepared for a number of things that come at us but right now our focus is not on the Mueller report but it's on doing our jobs. It's on focusing on the things that Americans care about," Sanders told reporters at the White House.

Sanders also said President Donald Trump is "following the proper process" by not calling for the Mueller report to be publicly released, emphasizing that the decision is up to Barr.

"Just because (Trump) hasn't made that call, he's following the proper process," Sanders said.

"If he did it the other way, you guys would go crazy saying 'I can't believe the president's done this!' I think it's such a double standard. He's following the process and we'll see what happens," Sanders added.

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