Senior House Democrats have demanded that Attorney General William Barr cancel his planned press conference Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, in a news conference of his own on Wednesday, joined other Democrats in criticizing Barr for scheduling the news conference. They referenced reports in the New York Times and ABC News that White House officials have already been briefed on the Mueller report. ABC News said the White House had received a “broad briefing” on the 400-page report, while the Times said Justice Department officials spoke with White House lawyers. “Attorney General Barr is going to be giving a press conference and maybe I’ll do one after that, we’ll see.

Source: Huffington Post April 18, 2019 10:07 UTC