Dem Senators Ask DOJ IG To Investigate Barr’s Handling Of Mueller Report

US Attorney General William Barr testifies during a US House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Justice Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020, on Capitol Hill in ... US Attorney General William Barr testifies during a US House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Justice Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 9, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Several Democratic Senators wrote a letter to the Department of Justice inspector general Tuesday asking for an investigation into Attorney General William Barr’s handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.

Among their concerns are Barr’s refusal to recuse himself from overseeing the probe after writing a memo criticizing it, his “misleading” summary of Mueller’s report and his decision to let President Donald Trump’s lawyers review the report before giving it to Congress.

Read the full letter here:

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