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Fox News legal analyst says Barr 'probably misled' lawmakers in prior testimony on Mueller report
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Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr "probably misled" the House during his April testimony about Robert Mueller's report, pointing to evidence that Barr mischaracterized the special counsel's opinion of his handling of the case.
"He’s got a problem in my view," Napolitano said on Fox News as Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Napolitano added that he doesn't think Barr told a "lie," but that he "probably misled" the lower chamber when he testified on April 9 about whether there were "objections to the tone and tenor and content" of his initial summary about Mueller's findings.
Barr said at the time that he didn't know where media reports were coming from that said Mueller's team had qualms with his characterization of their report.
But The Washington Post first reported Tuesday night that Mueller sent a letter to Barr on March 27 criticizing how the attorney general summarized the investigation's findings. Mueller expressed frustration that the letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday accused Barr of "purposely misleading" House members.
"He’s got a problem in my view," Napolitano said on Fox News as Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Napolitano added that he doesn't think Barr told a "lie," but that he "probably misled" the lower chamber when he testified on April 9 about whether there were "objections to the tone and tenor and content" of his initial summary about Mueller's findings.
Barr said at the time that he didn't know where media reports were coming from that said Mueller's team had qualms with his characterization of their report.
But The Washington Post first reported Tuesday night that Mueller sent a letter to Barr on March 27 criticizing how the attorney general summarized the investigation's findings. Mueller expressed frustration that the letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday accused Barr of "purposely misleading" House members.
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