Weeks after special counsel Robert Mueller turned in his lengthy probe to Attorney General William Barr, the redacted report has been released to the public.
Two years in the making, the scrubbed report's release signifies the end of Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, but is almost certainly just the beginning of a bitter bipartisan battle on Capitol Hill.
Here's a look at what's to come.
Trump 'counter-report' expected
While Washington breathlessly waited for the release of Mueller's findings, President Donald Trump's legal team was preparing a "counter-report," reportedly planning to drop it Thursday, refuting the special counsel's investigation.
The counter-report, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Politico, is expected to be 34 or 35 pages long.
"The more concise the better," Giuliani said, calling 400 pages "a novel."
Trump has claimed that the report exonerated of him of wrongdoing, and repeatedly railed against the Russia investigation, referring to the probe as a "witch hunt."
Barr to testify before Congress
Following the release of his four-page summary of the Mueller report in March, Barr volunteered to testify before the Senate and House judiciary committees on May 1 and May 2, where lawmakers are likely to bombard the attorney general with questions on the investigation.
Barr also spoke before Senate and House subcommittees last week. Declining to discuss the Mueller report's findings, Barr doubled down on his summary's stance on the investigation after some Democrats suggested Barr's memo cast the report as overly favorable toward the president.
During his second day of testimony before Congress on April 10, Barr made the claim that government "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. Although Barr later walked back the assertion, stating that he was simply "concerned about it and looking into it," the president and his backers have already referenced "unlawful" government spying in 2020 campaign literature.
Democrats likely to press for unredacted report
Saying they believe Barr is protecting the president by not publicly sharing the full Mueller investigation, Democrats are likely to press the attorney general to turn over the full, unredacted report.
The House Judiciary Committee has already voted to authorize a subpoena for Mueller's full report and all evidence gathered by investigators. A court battle could ensue.
No new indictments expected, other investigations under way
Mueller will not recommend further indictments in the Russia probe, a senior Justice Department official previously told multiple outlets.
But that doesn't mean those involved in the Russia probe who remain unindicted are completely off the legal hook. Federal, state, and congressional investigations into potential crimes related to the Mueller probe are underway, including multiple investigations into the president's inner circle by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
Will Mueller testify before Congress?
If the House Judiciary Committee gets its way, yes. The committee's top members have called on Mueller to testify following receipt of the full report and Barr's testimony in early May.
"Special Counsel Mueller should come before the Committee to answer questions in public about his 22 month investigation into President Trump and his associates," House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D., N.Y., wrote. "In order to ask Special Counsel Mueller the right questions, the Committee must receive the Special Counsel's full report and hear from Attorney General Barr about that report on May 2. We look forward to hearing from Mr. Mueller at the appropriate time."
Mueller has not made any public statements about the report or his plans to testify. Barr said Thursday morning he had no objection to Mueller testifying.
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