House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called on Attorney General William Barr to resign
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday called on Attorney General William Barr to resign after it was revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller believed the chief law enforcement officer publicly misrepresented the findings of the Russia probe.
“He knew exactly what he was being asked by Congress,” Schiff said on CBS. “He knew his answer was false. So look, there's no sugar coating this — I think he should step down.” “It's worse when it comes from the attorney general of the United States because it means the public cannot have confidence in what he says,” Schiff said. “It means that we cannot have confidence in how he administers justice.”
In an April 10 hearing before House appropriators, however, Barr made no mention of the letter or phone call with Mueller.
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