Watch as Attorney General William Barr gives his opening statement during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room is empty before Atty. Gen. William Barr's testimony Wednesday.
"Contrary to the declarations of the total and complete exoneration, the special counsel's report contained substantial evidence of misconduct,” she said.on March 27 that said the attorney general’s initial summary of the probe’s findings failed to “fully capture the context, nature and substance of this office’s work and conclusions.”
Some Democrats have already called on the attorney general to resign in the wake of Mueller’s letter to Barr, which was disclosed Tuesday night.
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