Trump says ‘Mueller should not testify’
Trump had previously said he would leave the question of Robert Mueller testifying to Attorney General William Barr.
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How the FBI began investigating a Trump campaign adviser in 2016
President Trump has long claimed U.S. intelligence agencies spied on his 2016 campaign. This week, he considered himself vindicated by a story in The New York Times detailing an FBI effort to covertly gather information from a Trump campaign adviser.
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Shields and Brooks on Barr testimony, Democrats’ dilemma
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including Attorney General William Barr’s Senate testimony and absence from a scheduled House Judiciary Committee hearing, deteriorating relations between Congress…
WATCH: Trump and Putin discussed the Mueller report, White House says
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said Putin and Trump talked "very, very briefly" about the Mueller report, but she dodged a question about whether they had discussed Russian election interference.
Throughout the tense, roughly five-hour hearing, Attorney General William Barr defended his handling of the report. But his performance raised new questions about his actions, and Democrats’ concerns about his independence from President Donald Trump.
Attorney General William Barr has told House Judiciary Committee members he will not testify Thursday, according to AP sources.
Barr said the letter from special counsel Robert Mueller, which the Justice Department released Wednesday, was probably written by someone on Mueller's staff.
Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Attorney General Barr expressing his concerns with Barr's summary of his report.
President Donald Trump stretched the truth on various fronts at his Wisconsin rally and in weekend remarks, asserting that an immigration plan to send migrants illegally in the country to sanctuary cities had begun when it hadn’t. He also claimed…
