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Barr to testify before Senate panel next week on Mueller report | TheHill

posted onApril 25, 2019
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Article snippet: Attorney General MORE's investigation. Barr, who released a redacted version of Mueller's report on Russian interference last week, is slated to appear before the committee on May 1 at 10 a.m. The appearance will give lawmakers an opportunity to grill Barr on Mueller's findings as well as his handling of the special counsel's final report. The attorney general is also expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee the following day. Barr's appearances before the committees have been planned for weeks. The attorney general agreed to testify on those dates before the Mueller report was released, though the Senate panel has now put his testimony on its schedule. The attorney general faced widespread criticism from Democrats over his decision to hold a press conference to discuss Mueller's findings before releasing the actual report. And some Democrats have also accused him of mischaracterizing the special counsel's initial findings in a letter sent to Congress earlier this month, triggering questions about his credibility. Barr is also certain to be pressed by Democratic lawmakers over his decision to not bring forward an obstruction of justice charge against MORE, in light of the evidence of obstruction that Mueller laid out in the report. Meanwhile, Republican members of the Senate panel, including Chairman MORE (S.C.), are likely to question Barr over the start of the FBI’s counterintelligence probe into potential election interference by Russia. Barr, ... Link to the full article to read more

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