Barr testimony reveals split with Mueller on obstruction

Published May 1, 2019 3:45pm ET



Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he questioned why special counsel Robert Mueller pursued an investigation into whether President Trump obstructed his efforts.

Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee he was “surprised” when Mueller told him in early March he did not plan to reach a conclusion about whether Trump attempted to obstruct a probe into whether he colluded with Russians in the 2016 campaign.

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