Pelosi and Schumer call for Mueller to testify publicly after Barr's 'regrettably partisan' approach
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Special counsel Robert Mueller must testify before Congress to “begin restoring public trust,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement hours before Attorney General William Barr launches the next phase ofPelosi and Schumer call for Mueller to testify publicly after Barr's 'regrettably partisan' approach
Special counsel Robert Mueller must testify before Congress to “begin restoring public trust,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement hours before Attorney General William Barr launches the next phase of his cover-up. Due to Barr’s “regrettably partisan handling of the Mueller report, including his slanted March 24th summary letter, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference later this morning—hours before he allows the public or Congress to see it,” Pelosi and Schumer said, there’s “a crisis of confidence in his independence and impartiality.” As a result, “the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible.” “The American people deserve to hear the truth,” the Democratic leaders conclude. Unfortunately, everything we’ve seen from Republicans indicates that they’re determined to prevent just that. Read more