A federal judge has criticized Attorney General William Barr's handling of the Mueller report, saying Barr had made a “calculated effort” to spin the findings of the special counsel’s Russia investigation in favor of President Trump.
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks at the National Sheriffs' Association Winter Legislative and Technology Conference in Washington.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the special counsel’s Russia report, saying Barr had made a “calculated effort” to spin the investigation’s findings in favor of President Donald Trump and had shown a “lack of candor.” The Justice Department in April released a 448-page redacted version of Mueller’s report, which examined ties between Russia and the 2016 presidential campaign and potential obstruction of justice by the president. BuzzFeed News and the Electronic Privacy Information Center later sued for access to the entire document.
The actions cited by the judge include the release last March of a four-page summary of Mueller’s findings. Mueller complained that Barr had not adequately captured the seriousness of his report’s conclusions, and Mueller criticized an April press conference by Barr that preceded the public release of the report.
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