Democrats have accused the US Attorney General of lying to Congress on the results of the investigation into the Russian plot

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accused the Attorney General Thursday, William Barr, to have committed "a crime" to "lie" in Congress commenting on the conclusion of the investigation conducted by the special prosecutor Robert Mueller about the Russian plot.

"What is particularly serious, is that the US Attorney General does not tell the truth to the US Congress.It is a crime."Pelosi said at a press conference.

"He lied in Congress, if another person did, it would be considered a crime, no one should be above the law."added the Democratic leader.

During an appearance before the Congress in April, Barr said he was not aware of Mueller's team's concerns regarding the resume., but several media showed this week that the special prosecutor had written a letter to the Attorney General on the subject before letting him know.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice, Kerri Kupec, considered today that "the baseless attack" from Pelosi to Barr "It's wrong and irresponsible."

Barr appeared on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he defended the way he handled the publication of the findings of the report of the Russian conspiracy investigation.

"After the special prosecutor presented the confidential report, I decided that it was in the public interest that the Department of Justice announce the final conclusions of the investigation, that is, the determination of whether a verifiable crime has been committed or not, "said Barr in the Senate.

Mueller ended the investigation last March 22 and Barr sent a four-page summary a few days later with the main conclusions in Congress.

In your summary, Barr said Mueller had found no evidence of links between the Trump environment and the Kremlin.and that he had not yet reached a conclusion on a possible obstruction of justice by the president.

Lawmakers accused Barr of trying to defend Trump's image, despite the fact that Mueller's investigation leaves the door open to the possibility that the president has attempted to obstruct justice.

(With information from EFE)