Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Attorney General William Barr’s press conference about the Mueller report “Donald Trump’s campaign press conference,” and said the public needs to see the full Mueller report.
Now that President @realDonaldTrump‘s campaign press conference is over:
It’s time for Congress and the American public to see the #MuellerReport.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 18, 2019
Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted the criticism after bashing Barr in an earlier social media attack.
“AG Barr’s handling of the #MuellerReport has been regrettably partisan, including his slanted 3/24 summary letter, irresponsible testimony before Congress, & indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference today—hours before he allows the public or Congress to see it,” Schumer tweeted.
“This has resulted in a crisis of confidence in AG Barr’s independence & impartiality. We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House & Senate ASAP.”
The House Judiciary Committee, run by Democrats, has called on special counsel Robert Mueller to testify by May 23.
The full Mueller report with some redactions was released Thursday morning.
