Deliver a redacted version of the report within a week. My standpoint, within a week. Ill be in a position to release the report to the public and then i will engage with the chairman of both Judiciary Committees about that report and further requests they have. Barr said he has the full report that could prompt the issue of that is subpoena they authorized last week. The most significant thing is barr refused to say what anyone at the white house has been briefed on the contents of the report. Did the white house see the report before you released your summarizing letter . Has the white house seen it since then . Have they been briefed on the contents beyond what was in your summarizing letter to the Judiciary Committee . I said what im going to say about the report today. Im not going to say anything more about it until the report is out and everyone has a chance to look at it. The New York Times reports his nonanswer is it raised the possibility that the white house knows more than
Answers, even on whether the white house has seen the Mueller Report. Thats a simple thing. Yes or no . Barr could not give a straight answe answer. Did the white house seen the report since you released your summarizing letter, has the white house seen it since then . Have they been briefed of the contents beyond what was in your sum arizing letter to the Judiciary Committee . Ive said what im going to say about the report today. Ive issued three letters about it. Im not going to say anything more about it until the report is out and everyone has a chance to look at it. Thats a Pretty Simple thing, yes or no to it. The answer that he gave, such that it was, appears to contradict what barr said clearly to congress in a letter 11 days ago. Quote, there are no plans to submit the report to the white house for a privilege review. So, right, there were either plans that then happened or it didnt happen. Again, there should be an answer. Then did the white house see it before it was release
Just nine days unless he gets the money to continue. Much more on that coming up. Were going to start this hour with explosive new details on this whistleblower story involving the president and ukraine. The wall street journal reports late yesterday that President Trump, quote, repeatedly pressured the president of ukraine to investigate democratic president ial candidate joe bidens son urging Volodymyr Zelenskiy about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani, trumps personal lawyer. Rudy giuliani reportedly has been pushing for ukraines government to investigate the Vice President and his family. A story that has prompted a fresh standoff between congress and the white house and threatens the president with a slew of legal issues that started wednesday. The Washington Post first reported an official within the u. S. Intelligence Community Filed a formal whistleblower complaint involving the president over a phone call the president made to a foreign leader who has since been identified
Investigation into skyrocketing Prescription Drug prices. This is a matter literally of life and death. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The president s hand picked attorney general continues to muddy the waters around the Mueller Report and delay a full public accounts of what happened in the 2016 election and whether the president committed misconduct in office. Appearing today before an appropriations committee, william plans to release a redacted version of the report within the week. Those redactions, barr said, are up to his discretion. The attorney general provided lots of reasons not to trust his discretion. Like his sdegz to clear the president of obstruction of justice after having written a memo in which he argued the president cant obstruct justice when exercising constitutional power and the flood of stories last week, the first ever in 22 months, the first ever leaks from the team warning that barrs fourpage summary mischaracterize the
Democrats face big banks. If you believe that your likely successor will be a woman or a person of color, would you kindly extend a hand into the air. The democrats took on climate deniers in congress. You serious . This is really a serious happening here . You know what . It is serious. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Many before him tried to failed to do. Attempting to serve two masters much the president interest and the president of the United States. When push comes to shove, there is no question where barrs priorities lie. Back for a second day in a row where he tried to restore faith amidst an information vacuum of his own dpleacreation because h wont let them see it. Barr said the report is being redacted with input and he will make a good faith effort to get the information they need. I intend to take up with the house and the Senate Judiciary committees, the chairman and Ranking Member of each. What other areas they have a need to have access to the infor