'He needs to resign tomorrow': Democrats tell Attorney General William Barr to resign after damning report

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Democrats are telling Attorney General William Barr to resign, following the news reports that indicate the special counsel Robert Mueller had misgivings about Barr's characterization of his report on the Russia investigation.

Mueller reportedly wrote a letter saying that Barr and his four-page summary of the Russia investigation "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this office's work and conclusions."

Barr concluded in his summary that Trump did not obstruct justice — despite Mueller being unable to draw a conclusion on the matter, and numerous potential examples of obstruction.

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Democrats are incensed at Attorney General William Barr following news reports that indicate the special counsel Robert Mueller had misgivings about Barr's characterization of its Russia investigation.

On Tuesday, The New York Times first reported that the special counsel wrote to Barr saying he disagreed with the attorney general's summary of its nearly two-year investigation.

Days after Barr submitted his "principal conclusions" on the investigation, Mueller wrote a letter saying he "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this office's work and conclusions," according to The Washington Post.

"There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation," the letter continued. "This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations."

Read more: Video shows William Barr denying knowledge of Mueller's objections to his summary of the Russia probe days after Mueller sent him a letter about it

In March, Barr summarized Mueller's 448-page report with a four-page letter. In the summary, Barr deduced that the special counsel could not prove a conspiracy between members of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.

Barr also concluded in the summary that Trump did not obstruct justice — despite Mueller being unable to draw a conclusion on the matter and numerous potential examples of obstruction that lawmakers have scrutinized.

Following the reports of Mueller's frustration, Democratic lawmakers have amped their calls for Barr to resign. Here's what they had to say:

GCATAAT on May 1st, 2019 at 10:27 UTC »

Let him first testify before congress and then impeach him!

grixorbatz on May 1st, 2019 at 10:25 UTC »

Two questions. Even if the house voted to impeach Barr unanimously, doesn’t it still have to go to the Senate for approval? And let’s say for argument’s sake that the Senate approves, does DJT get to veto it?

RufMixa555 on May 1st, 2019 at 10:02 UTC »

From the article, "Bill Barr should resign and then apply to be the next White House press secretary, where he can lie all he wants," Lieu said.