Barr Will Be Grilled About ‘Unusual’ Memo on Mueller’s Obstruction Probe
On the eve of his confirmation hearings, the attorney-general nominee William Barr released prepared remarks vowing to allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to run its natural course. “I believe it is in the best interest of everyone—the President, Congress, and, most importantly, the American people—that this matter be resolved by allowing the special counsel to complete his work,” Barr wrote. “The country needs a credible resolution of these issues.”
As the likely next head of the Justice Department—Republicans have majority control of the Senate, all but ensuring his confirmation—Barr will be at the center of a tug-of-war between Donald Trump, who has sought to exert greater control over the Justice Department and the FBI, and Mueller, who is probing a potential conspiracy between the Trump campaign
