House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared that the Mueller report “appears to undercut” Attorney General William Barr’s claim that President Trump did not obstruct justice during the probe.
[READ: Robert Mueller’s redacted Russia report]
“The differences are stark between what Attorney General Barr said on obstruction and what Special Counsel Mueller said on obstruction,” Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a joint statement.
“As we continue to review the report, one thing is clear: Attorney General Barr presented a conclusion that the president did not obstruct justice while Mueller’s report appears to undercut that finding.”
Mueller’s probe did not draw a conclusion about obstruction efforts by Trump but Barr, using the evidence provided by Mueller, cleared the president of obstruction.
Pelosi and Schumer both want Mueller to testify soon before congressional committees. They’re also looking to subpoena the full, unredacted Mueller report, which could end up in a court fight.
