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's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE said Thursday that White House lawyers saw 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 on Tuesday — two days before its release to the public — as they prepared a rebuttal.

"I read every page. ... We started on Tuesday night," Giuliani said on Fox News shortly after the redacted report was released. "We went to the Justice Department, in a secured room. We couldn't take it out, we couldn't photograph it."

Giuliani said that he and White House lawyers Jay Sekulow Jay Alan SekulowNow, we need the election monitors Judge denies Trump's request for a stay on subpoena for tax records Judge throws out Trump effort to block subpoena for tax returns MORE, Marty Raskin and Jane Raskin each reviewed the entire redacted report before sharing their thoughts.

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They did not receive their own copy of the report but were allowed to take notes, Giuliani added.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Trump's legal team had early access to the report and discussed it with Justice Department officials.

Giuliani told the Wall Street Journal that Trump's legal team received “no guidance on our counter-report" from the Justice Department.

Democrats slammed 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 and the Justice Department following the New York Times report, saying the White House getting the report early dented the Justice Department's credibility.

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.) said he was "deeply troubled" by the Times report that the White House was briefed on the Mueller report.

"I’m deeply troubled by reports that the WH is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release. Now, DOJ is informing us we will not receive the report until around 11/12 tomorrow afternoon — AFTER Barr’s press conference. This is wrong," he tweeted.

"News reports suggesting that the White House was briefed on the #MuellerReport ahead of its release and that the DOJ intends to brief the press before receipt of the report are troubling," Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson LeeGrand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death Hillicon Valley: Murky TikTok deal raises questions about China's role | Twitter investigating automated image previews over apparent algorithmic bias | House approves bill making hacking federal voting systems a crime House approves legislation making hacking voting systems a federal crime MORE (D-Texas) tweeted.

A redacted version of the report was released Thursday on the Justice Department's website, shortly after Barr delivered a summary of the findings and took questions from reporters.