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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarr says Trump won't be allowed to 'correct' Mueller report
BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 01/15/19 11:16 AM EST
Attorney general nominee William Barr told lawmakers Tuesday that President Trump would not be allowed to correct special counsel Robert Muellers final report on his Russia investigation.
That will not happen, Barr said during his confirmation hearing.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) asked Barr, who Trump nominated to serve at the helm of the Justice Department in December, to respond to Trump personal attorney Rudy Giulianis claim that the presidents legal team should be permitted to correct the final report Mueller is expected to submit to the Justice Department at the conclusion of his investigation.
As a matter of fairness, they should show it to you so we can correct it if theyre wrong, Giuliani told The Hill in an exclusive interview last week. Theyre not God, after all. They could be wrong.
Should Barr be confirmed, he would assume oversight of Muellers investigation, which is exploring whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow to interfere in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by Trump.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/425403-barr-says-trump-wont-be-allowed-to-correct-mueller-report
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Barr says Trump won't be allowed to 'correct' Mueller report (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2019
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YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)1. Barr might be the best we could hope for given the circumstances
Seth Abramson thinks so and said the Democrats arent that unhappy with Barr.
One point Seth made on Twitter is that someone like Barr, who is older and has a record of DOJ service is less likely to kowtow to Trump than someone younger.
Fullduplexxx
(7,880 posts)2. No barr will do that himself
D_Master81
(1,823 posts)3. This is so sad
We are at a point that this question has to even be asked let alone be surprising that he would answer that way.