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Democrats attack Barr on obstruction

By Susan Ferrechio
Published May 1, 2019 6:32pm ET
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Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, from left, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., confer after questioning Attorney General William Barr about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats, led by 2020 White House contender Amy Klobuchar, on Wednesday contested Attorney General William Barr’s conclusion that President Trump did not try to obstruct the Mueller investigation into Russian collusion.

Klobuchar, D-Minn., said the Mueller report outlines incidents where Trump attempted to influence the investigation by attempting to fire the special counsel and coercing witnesses including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Trump’s ex-personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

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