SPECIAL counsel Robert Mueller has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William Barr, signaling an end to the nearly two-year Russia investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday.

The DOJ notified Congress late Friday that it had received Mueller’s report but did not describe its contents, according to The Washington Post.

The report was delivered earlier Friday afternoon to the office of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who appointed Mueller in May 2017 and, within minutes, to Barr, CNN reported, citing a DOJ official.

The official described the report as “comprehensive.”

No details of Mueller’s findings have been released. It is not clear how soon they will be made public.

In a letter to House and Senate judiciary leaders, Barr said he “may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.”

The attorney general also said he remains committed “to as much transparency as possible” and would keep them informed “as to the status of my review.”

The Mueller-led inquiry focused on possible collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow during the 2016 presidential elections and whether the president obstructed justice.

The White House said in a statement Friday that it has not received or been briefed on the special counsel’s report.

“The next steps are up to Attorney General Barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course,” the statement added.

Mueller is required to submit a report to Barr at the conclusion of his investigation. Barr, in turn, is required to notify Congress about Mueller’s findings.

According to special counsel regulations, the report must explain Mueller’s “prosecution or declination decisions.”

Barr has said he will write his own report summarizing Mueller’s findings.

(Xinhua)