William Barr defends Robert Mueller and says he won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump as next Attorney General
has told Congress that he would protect Special Counsel probe of Russian election meddling from political pressure, despite his past criticism of the inquiry. Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next attorney general was grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during his first day of confirmation hearings. He faced questions about his on executive powers, prison sentencing, antitrust enforcement and other issues he would encounter as head of the Justice Department. Mr Barr, who was attorney general under President George Bush ...
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