were designed.

The rules say the AG gets first dibs.

the DOJ being able to scrub information that rightfully belongs to the people. I can see the DOJ expressing an informed opinion on Mueller's conclusions, but I can't get my head around the fact that the report itself can be cherry picked. I understand that rules exist that allow Barr to do this, but my question is WHY do these rules exist.

If the DOJ and Congress are doing their work for us, the people, as our govt is designed, shoudn't be a problem.

DOJ redactions would be to protect classified info and people who are not indicted/charged.

Congress would impeach if evidence against President.

Upfront the danger is what we saw with Ken Starr where he started at point A and ended up with impeachment at point Y, a million miles away.

In every other circumstance, this work would be done quietly by USAGs and the FBI and you would only know the results of the investigation if and when an indictment was handed down. If nothing criminal occurred, the public would never know.

Granted, these are special circumstances, but the question is "how special?"

Btw, I've read that the federal judge who's been overseeing the special investigation has the authority to make decisions that would supercede the AG's but that that authority, like whether the president can be indicted, has never been exercised. No doubt if she reversed Barr in any way, her authority would be appealed right away.