Democrats Dispute Barr’s Evaluation, Seek Mueller Testimony

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VOA News File: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pose for photographers after speaking on Capitol Hill in response President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on border security, in Washington, Jan. 8, 2019.

The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say the conclusions drawn by U.S. Attorney General William Barr about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report undercut the findings of the report itself.

Schumer and Pelosi released a statement Thursday saying “the differences are stark between what Attorney General Barr said on obstruction and what special counsel Mueller said on obstruction.

“As we continue to review the report,” they continued, “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.”

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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