Barr Says Trump’s Order to Fire Mueller Wasn’t Proved ‘Corrupt’
- Democrats challenge Barr’s view that Trump ‘fully cooperated’
- Barr suggests former Trump counsel McGahn may not testify
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Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he didn’t feel there was enough evidence to prove President Donald Trump’s instructions to his then-White House Counsel Don McGahn about removing Special Counsel Robert Mueller had “corrupt intent.”
Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr said it wouldn’t be a crime if the president felt he was the victim of false accusations and wanted someone removed because of a conflict of interest. And Barr said McGahn’s testimony didn’t accuse the president of directly telling him to "fire Mueller" but rather to raise the issue of removing Mueller with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.