Mar 22, 2019 · Here's what will occur now that Mueller and his team have completed their report: It goes to the new attorney general, William Barr . …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations authorize the attorney general (or, if the AG is recused from a matter, the acting attorney general) to appoint a “special counsel” from outside the federal government to conduct specific investigations or prosecutions that may pose a conflict of interest if pursued under the DOJ’s normal procedures.
The DOJ’s regulations also dictate what happens at the conclusion of a special counsel investigation, which is where we are now.