1 00 a. M. In california. Breaking overnight, President Trump pushing back hard on a report in the washington post. The report says he asked bill barr to hold a News Conference to publicly clear him of legal wrongdoing, in his call pressuring ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. The post reports barr refused, citing people familiar with the matter. But Barrs Justice Department did send out a memo, declaring there was no Campaign Finance crime connected to the call. Trump advisers told the post the president said to aides in recent weeks, he wishes the attorney general had agreed to hold a News Conference. Late last night, the president slammed the post and cnn, reporting the story, which he called totally untrue. Republicans struggling to come up with a clear and coordinated defense in the impeachment inquiry. Theyve given up on the no quid pro quo mantra in the face of damaging testimony from several senior diplomats. Listen to lindsey graham, a trump ally, trying out this ne
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