Attorney General William Barr held a press conference Thursday ahead of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election and its ties to the Trump campaign. Barr was joined by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The decision to hold a press conference ahead of the report's release sparked controversy among Democrats who claimed it was a move to shape the narrative surrounding the report. Some Democrats demanded Barr cancel the press conference. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement calling on the attorney general to testify.

Source: Fox News April 18, 2019 12:56 UTC