Missouri Congressmen react to release of Mueller report

NEW BLOOMFIELD — Lawmakers in Washington D.C. representing Missouri expressed their views in statement Wednesday following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report by Attorney General William Barr.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, said he believed the report would help in bringing the investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 elections to a conclusion.

I look forward to the opportunity to look through the publicly available report. I agree with the four categories of redacted material that will not be made public. I am hopeful that the Senate Intelligence Committee is able to look at all of the report, with the exception of the grand jury material, and believe it will assist us in bringing our investigation of Russian involvement in our elections to a conclusion.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, tweeted his approval of what was redacted in the report. He also added his renewed call for a special counsel to investigate potential misconduct by the FBI during and following the Trump presidential campaign.

Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Missouri, tweeted "No collusion." with the following statement.

Today, every American has the opportunity to see for themselves what President Trump has been saying for two years: there was no collusion. As Special Counsel Mueller’s report states, ‘the investigation did not establish that the Campaign coordinated or conspired with the Russian government in its election-interference activities.’ With this investigation behind us, it is time for Democrats to put down the talking points and join Republicans in focusing on the priorities of the American people.