His latest testimony, including that Trump's actions weren't criminal, reaffirmed that philosophy and, to critics, established Barr as the president's protector . But they are trying to build a case in public opinion that it's Mueller, not Barr, who needs to tell the investigation story. The Justice Department vehemently denied that. Even if Barr didn't immediately acknowledge the disconnect with Mueller, his tone about the investigation did appear to evolve. At Wednesday's hearing, Democrats confronted Barr with a series of episodes from Mueller's report, including the president's directive to aides to lie on his behalf and for his White House counsel to seek Mueller's ouster.

Source: Economic Times May 02, 2019 21:56 UTC