May 01 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee will investigate how the Russia probe got started, Graham promises By Gretchen Frazee “This committee is going to look long and hard at how this all started,” Graham said. But he also expressed concerns about the FBI’s surveillance of the Trump campaign. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Barr says he did not exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice By Associated Press Barr said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday that he simply decided the evidence gathered by special counsel Robert Mueller was not sufficient to prove that the president obstructed justice. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Mueller shouldn’t have investigated obstruction if he wasn’t going to reach conclusion, Barr says By Associated Press Barr testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He says he isn't totally sure why the special counsel did not reach a conclusion about whether the president obstructed justice. Instead, Mueller presented evidence on both sides of the question. Continue reading
May 01 House committee votes to allow staff questioning of Barr By Associated Press Barr has objected to the change, and it's unclear if he will appear for Thursday's House hearing. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: ‘I’m not really sure’ why Mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction, Barr says By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr says he believes that if special counsel Robert Mueller felt he shouldn't make a decision about whether or not the president obstructed justice then he "shouldn't have investigated."… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Barr testifies to Congress about calling Mueller By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr says special counsel Robert Mueller told him that Barr didn't "misrepresent" Mueller's Russia report in a letter summarizing the probe's principal conclusions. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: ‘I was surprised’ Mueller did not come to a conclusion on obstruction, Barr says By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr said in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller told him of his team’s plans at a March 5 meeting. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Barr criticizes Mueller over grand jury material By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr is criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller for not identifying grand jury material in his Russia report when he submitted it. Barr says the Mueller team's failure to do that slowed down the release of the public… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Sen. Feinstein wants a hearing with Mueller By Associated Press California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday in her opening statement at the committee’s hearing on Mueller’s Russia report that she had asked Chairman Lindsey Graham to invite the special counsel. Graham has said he doesn’t think Mueller needs to testify. Continue reading
May 01 Read Mueller’s letter to William Barr about Russia report: ‘There is now public confusion’ By Joshua Barajas Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Attorney General Barr expressing his concerns with Barr's summary of his report. Continue reading