On Friday, March 22, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on possible collusion between President Trump’s administration and Russia to influence the 2016 elections was provided to Attorney General William Barr.
Activists nationwide had been pushing for its release and continued to do so after Barr released a four page summary of the report on March 24, drawing his own conclusions about the content.
At that point, according to reporting in the New York Times, people who worked on the investigation had indicated that Barr’s description of the report’s conclusions was misleading and underplayed the seriousness of the findings.
In response, citizens in more than 300 towns and cities held a day of action and rallies, on April 4, demanding that Barr “release the report,” meaning the full report.
The protest was organized by the MoveOn organization. MoveOn is an online organization that says it fights for equality, social justice and political progress.
Tom Gardner a protester who attended the local protest held on the steps of City Hall in Trenton, said at the event, “If you are one person shouting nobody hears you, but if there are a number of people taking up the same shout, then it energizes everybody and amplifies your voice. You never know when something will meet critical mass.”
Lisa Flythe, who helped organize the rally, advocated for the release of the full report noting that “$34 million in taxpayers’ money was spent. It lasted 24 months. There were 37 indictments. Our representative decided that it needed to be investigated. There was smoke and we needed to see if there was a fire.”
So what are the activists feeling now that the full report (with redactions) was released on April, 18?
Georgette Chalker, who was at the protest, says now, “My concern still remains and we need to convince people that this is not a Democrat issue or a GOP issue, this is an American issue.”
