of his report? And if the attorney general suppresses it can he release them? Would it be against the law to do so? What penalties could he expect either way?
Yes to the first part. He can make as many copies as he wants. There are no national security concerns here.
As for the 2nd part, the AG can do whatever he wants. However, after January 3, the House can subpoena the records of the IC. When asked about his report, the IC (Mueller) will say that there was a final report or not. If he says there was (or anyone on his staff), the House can subpoena that. If the AG tries to withhold it….then we have to get the courts to intervene. This is one reason why Mueller hasn’t been fired. If fired, he can say whatever he wants to whomever he wants. I doubt he would do it but the House can subpoena him and ask him what he found out. This is why Comey started a paper trail; knowing Trump has zero respect for the law. I would imagine Mueller did the same thing. Additionally, if Mueller is fired tonight, all that happens is the DOJ either appoints another IC or the evidence that Mueller has uncovered reverts back to the DOJ and should be assigned to another team of FBI agents. What was collected doesn’t go away.
As for against the law; that is for the courts to decide. Given that every IC in history TTBOMK submitted a report that was made public and given the nature of this investigation (no National Security implications), the public would have every expectation to be able to see the report.
Penalties? Don’t know.