By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-i-was-surprised-mueller-did-not-come-to-a-conclusion-on-obstruction-barr-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: ‘I was surprised’ Mueller did not come to a conclusion on obstruction, Barr says Politics May 1, 2019 11:35 AM EDT Attorney General William Barr says he was surprised that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not reach a conclusion on whether or not President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Barr said in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Mueller told him of his team’s plans at a March 5 meeting. A Justice Department legal opinion says sitting presidents cannot be indicted. Barr says Mueller told him he wouldn’t have recommended indicting the president even without that opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel. READ MORE: Majority of Americans oppose Trump impeachment hearings after Mueller report, but questions remain Barr says Mueller told him that there may come a time when the Justice Department should consider revisiting that opinion but that this is not that case. Mueller has written a letter saying that Barr’s summary of his Russia report created “public confusion about critical aspects of the results.” Read Mueller’s letter to William Barr about Russia report: ‘There is now public confusion’ By — Associated Press Associated Press
Attorney General William Barr says he was surprised that special counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not reach a conclusion on whether or not President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Barr said in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Mueller told him of his team’s plans at a March 5 meeting. A Justice Department legal opinion says sitting presidents cannot be indicted. Barr says Mueller told him he wouldn’t have recommended indicting the president even without that opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel. READ MORE: Majority of Americans oppose Trump impeachment hearings after Mueller report, but questions remain Barr says Mueller told him that there may come a time when the Justice Department should consider revisiting that opinion but that this is not that case. Mueller has written a letter saying that Barr’s summary of his Russia report created “public confusion about critical aspects of the results.” Read Mueller’s letter to William Barr about Russia report: ‘There is now public confusion’