Trusted as an honest broker. Yes, barr barr seems to have acted over the last four weeks including yesterday not as the attorney general of the United States but as the president s personal attorney. Barrs critics point to the report, things taken out of context during the initial fourpage summary and statements at his press conference. And the fact that the report went to the president s personal lawyers days, days before congress got a look. Ranking member collins says the subpoena is overboard and flies in the face of normal and proper congressional oversight. Hes hardly the first congressional floun come to the president s republican to come to the president s defense. Although the president is arguably his own best defender because hes tweeted about the report nine times since it was released yesterday. And despite trumps repeated claims of total exoneration, the report does not conclude anything of the sort. In fact, mueller specifically declined to zoexonerate the president of o
On. The lawmaker that led the charge literally into a secure room, delaying testimony from a top pentagon official protesting the process. What about the substance . Were learning this morning that President Trump liked that whole thing after thanking republicans for having his back. These are warriors. These are people that fight with me all the time on the witch hunts. Weve got our news team lined up with both ends of pennsylvania avenue and around the world with other big news today. Garrett haake on capitol hill and Kristen Welker at the white house. Garrett, the next phase of the impeachment investigation. You have new reporting about when this may go public which is what republicans have been demanding. Yeah, thats right, hallie. Leaders in both parties and chambers want to see this gir entire inquiry done by the end of the year if thats possible and that means things have to get out of the house and over to the senate. Ideally in december. Working backwards from there, youre loo
The BBC has hired Tom Pullen from Then Barbara Met Alan producer Dragonfly. Pullen will become a commissioning editor on Clare Sillery’s documentaries team.…