Pelosi and Schumer call Mueller to testify after Barr report denounces

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House tenant Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiDOJ plans to publish a "slightly drafted" version of the Mueller report on Thursday: WaPo Pelosi accuses Barr of "resolute attempt" to protect Trump against Mueller reporting that Dems was attacking Barr's credibility after minutes of meetings of the White House on Mueller's conclusions MORE (D-Calif.) And Leader of the Senate Minority Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer accuses the Justice Department of reporting "pre-injury control" in the Mueller Report Night Health Care – Presented by PCMA – Sanders Welcomes Trump Struggle Against "Medicare for all "| DOJ lawyer in the ObamaCare case leaving | NYC mayor defends vaccination mandate | The Ohio Government signs a "heart-beating" abortion bill Dems leaves room for Abrams in a crowded presidential field MORE (DN.Y.) issued a joint statement early Thursday morning, hours before the announcement of the publication of a redacted version of the Mueller report, and several hours after the publication of an article appeared in the New York Times, lawyers and Justice officials have already discussed details of Mueller's findings.

Democratic leaders have presented a series of actions that show that Barr is loyal to the president.

"Attorney General Barr regrettably addressed the Mueller Report in a partisan manner, including his summary letter of March 24, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible proposal to present the report at a press conference. later in the morning – a few hours before it allows the public or Congress to see it – have caused a crisis of confidence in its independence and impartiality, "Pelosi and Schumer wrote in a statement.

"We believe that the only way to restore public confidence in the handling of the Special Advisor's investigation is for Special Advisor Mueller himself to testify publicly in the House and Senate as soon as possible," he said. they continued.

The anger of Democrats over the publication of the report has increased in recent weeks.

They blamed the president's top law enforcement official for publishing a four-page letter outlining the key findings of the investigation, in which Barr said Mueller had determined that "it's not the case." there was no coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.

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