Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-barr-says-his-letter-on-mueller-report-speaks-for-itself Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Barr says his letter on Mueller report ‘speaks for itself’ Politics Apr 9, 2019 11:42 AM EDT Attorney General William Barr is defending his decision to send a letter to Congress detailing special counsel Robert Mueller’s principal conclusions because the public would not have tolerated waiting weeks for information. Barr is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee. Mueller concluded his nearly two-year Russia investigation in late March. The special counsel submitted a nearly 400-page confidential report to Barr. The attorney general sent his four-page letter to Congress two days later. Democrats have raised questions about how Barr was so quickly able to boil down Mueller’s report into four pages. Barr says a redacted version of Mueller’s report will be made public within a week. He says Mueller wasn’t involved in preparing the letter to Congress because it was “my letter.” WATCH LIVE: Barr testifies before House committee
Attorney General William Barr is defending his decision to send a letter to Congress detailing special counsel Robert Mueller’s principal conclusions because the public would not have tolerated waiting weeks for information. Barr is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee. Mueller concluded his nearly two-year Russia investigation in late March. The special counsel submitted a nearly 400-page confidential report to Barr. The attorney general sent his four-page letter to Congress two days later. Democrats have raised questions about how Barr was so quickly able to boil down Mueller’s report into four pages. Barr says a redacted version of Mueller’s report will be made public within a week. He says Mueller wasn’t involved in preparing the letter to Congress because it was “my letter.” WATCH LIVE: Barr testifies before House committee