The Democratic fundraising machine found another target on Wednesday, soliciting donations from supporters angered by Attorney General William Barr’s handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on 2016 collusion between Russians and the Trump campaign.
Even before Barr finished his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on that and other related issues, longtime Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, up for reelection in 2020, dispatched a fundraising email citing Barr and a reported clash he had with Mueller.
“Barr has lost all credibility,” said the plea for donations up to $2,500 via the Democratic fundraising site ActBlue.com.
“News just broke that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr objecting to his description of the Russia investigation’s conclusions. Why am I all fired up about this? Because, according to the New York Times, Barr’s description ‘appeared to clear President Trump on possible obstruction of justice’ — which is a fundamental mischaracterization of the special counsel’s findings,” said the email.
“This type of political interference is exactly why I said Mr. Barr should never have been confirmed in the first place. At this point, he has lost all credibility,” he added.
Warner included a poll asking supporters if they would back his call for Mueller to also testify.
It concluded, “Thank you for standing with me as we fight for the truth. Mark.”
