The first lawsuit seeking the release of records from Robert Mueller's probe was filed Friday within about an hour of the special counsel handing over his report to U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

The nonprofit advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center filed the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

“The public has a right to know the full scope of Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election and whether the president of the United States played any role in such interference,” EPIC said in the lawsuit. “The public also has a right to know whether the president unlawfully obstructed any investigation into Russian election interference or related matters. The requested records are vital to the public's understanding of these issues and to the integrity of the political system of the United States.”