Donald Trump invoked the privilege of the executive to prevent the release of the full report on the Russian conspiracy

The White House announced on Wednesday that it was rejecting the "illegal and reckless" demands of congressional Democrats to access the full report on the Russian conspiracy, noting that President Donald Trump has decided to invoke the "privilege of the executive" that allows him to withhold information.

"The Americans clearly see that the desperate maneuvers of Jerry Nalder (chairman of the House Judiciary Committee) are aimed at diverting the President from his historic success," said spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

"Neither the White House nor Attorney General (Bill) Barr will comply with Nadler's illegal and reckless demands"he added.

The battle between the Democratic opposition and the Trump administration has intensified since the release of the long-awaited special prosecutor's report, released on 18 April. In the nearly 450-page document, the former respected head of the FBI agency exonerated Donald Trump of suspicion of connivance with Moscow, although describes a dozen obvious cases of pressure exerted by the Republican president on the investigation They could be considered as an obstacle to justice.

Democrats, now majority owners in the House of Representatives, demand Mueller's full report. Given the refusal of Attorney General Barr to broadcast it without censorship – including confidential details – the pressure increased on Monday. to threaten legislative procedure to obstruct congressional investigative prerogatives. The opposition denounces the fact that Barr tried to protect the president and not the state.

While the pulse continues, Nearly 400 former prosecutors who served on governments of both sides issued a statement in which they said there was "overwhelming" evidence in the report that Trump had obstructed justice.. According to the letter, everyone "believes that the behavior of President Trump described in the report (…) gives rise to multiple counts of crimes for obstruction of justice".

(With information from EFE and AFP)