"The memo did not address - or in any way question - the Special Counsel's core investigation," Barr will tell the panel. 2 Justice Department official, Rod Rosenstein, who has overseen the effort since the previous attorney general, Jeff Sessions, recued himself, a decision Trump repeatedly criticized. Trump has denied any collusion with Moscow and called Mueller's probe a "witch hunt." "As Attorney General, my allegiance will be to the rule of law, the Constitution, and the American people," he will say. Mueller's investigation and other inquiries have clouded Trump's two years in office.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2019 16:07 UTC