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Barr calls Mueller's criticism of his report summary 'snitty' – live | Barr calls Mueller's criticism of his report summary 'snitty' – live |
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Following the Barr hearing, Senator Lindsey Graham renewed his promise to “investigate whether the Obama-era Justice Department tried to influence the 2016 election in favor of Democrat Hillary Clinton,” the McClatchy News Service is reporting. | |
At the conclusion of Barr's hearing, @LindseyGrahamSC told me he's prepared to move ahead w/ committee investigation into how Obama-era DOJ/FBI was "so in the tank for Clinton and hated Trump’s guts" and "they manipulated the legal system probably for political reasons." | |
Now, Graham is emboldened to proceed with his plans to launch an aggressive committee investigation into the “how they were so in the tank for Clinton and hated Trump’s guts, and how they manipulated the legal system probably for political reasons. | |
“People in your business pretty much missed a great story” in 2016, Graham said, referring to news reporters. “You’re gonna get a second chance at it.” | |
Graham was one of the first prominent Republican lawmakers to unapologetically shift gears after the conclusion of the Mueller investigation. Satisfied the report cleared Trump of misconduct — a conclusion with which Democrats disagree — Graham promised his committee would hold hearings on the handling of the Clinton email investigation and surveillance initiative. | |
Hey all, Vivian Ho taking over for Erin Durkin. Hope we’re not feeling too snitty this fine Wednesday. | |
Attorney General William Barr faced grilling before the Senate, revealing the depth of tensions between himself and Robert Mueller over the handling of the Russia investigation. Barr called Mueller’s letter, in which the special counsel complained that Barr’s memo did not fully capture the report’s findings, “a bit snitty,” and said the controversy over it is “mind-bendingly bizarre.” He was also critical of Mueller’s decision not to come to a conclusion on whether Donald Trump obstructed justice. | |
Barr struggled to explain his previous testimony to Congress that he was not aware of complaints from Mueller’s team. He said he was talking about members of Mueller’s team as opposed to Mueller himself. Senator Patrick Leahy called his answer “purposely misleading.” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse accused him of “masterful hair splitting.” | |
Barr dodged several direct questions, including whether anyone at the White House has suggested he open an investigation and whether it was appropriate for Donald Trump to tell his White House counsel to lie about a directive to get Mueller fired. “I’m not in the business of determining when lies are told to the American people. I’m in the business of determining whether a crime was committed,” he said at one point. | |
Democratic presidential contenders Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Cory Booker called for Barr to resign. | |
The US attorney general has issued a blistering takedown of Robert Mueller: the special counsel’s letter to William Barr was, in Barr’s expert assessment, “a bit snitty”.The word quickly surged to the top of Merriam-Webster’s lookups, the dictionary gurus reported. They define it as “disagreeably ill-tempered”, perhaps an odd description of a man who has maintained a stoic image despite an onslaught of snittiness from the right.The word’s origins, the dictionary says, are mysterious, though it has apparently been in use since 1978.It does not appear in the Guardian’s go-to dictionary, Collins. But it may be related to the word “snit”, which Collins defines as an American and Australian word for “a fit of temper” – as in: “The president’s in another snit on Twitter.”Observers suggested Barr himself, who called controversy over Mueller’s letter “mind-bendingly bizarre”, might in fact be the snitty one. | |
Senator Bernie Sanders said that Joe Biden’s healthcare plan “doesn’t go anywhere near far enough,” the Hill reports. | |
“It will be expensive. It will not cover a whole lot of people,” he said. | |
Biden proposed allowing people to buy into Medicare, whereas Sanders proposes requiring all Americans to be covered by Medicare. | |
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is also going to run for president, Colorado Public Radio reports. | Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is also going to run for president, Colorado Public Radio reports. |
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer calls for special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the Senate. Judiciary chairman Lindsey Graham said today he would not call him. | Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer calls for special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the Senate. Judiciary chairman Lindsey Graham said today he would not call him. |
The Senate and the American people have a right to hear from the Special Counsel directly about the threat of foreign interference in our elections—and yes, the conduct of their President. https://t.co/OKRiismD35 | The Senate and the American people have a right to hear from the Special Counsel directly about the threat of foreign interference in our elections—and yes, the conduct of their President. https://t.co/OKRiismD35 |
Schumer said Attorney General William Barr “routinely mischaracterized the special counsel’s words.” | Schumer said Attorney General William Barr “routinely mischaracterized the special counsel’s words.” |
“We need to hear from the special counsel himself to sort this out and get the truth,” he said. | “We need to hear from the special counsel himself to sort this out and get the truth,” he said. |
Senator Richard Blumenthal says Attorney General William Barr should “probably” resign, Yahoo News reports. | Senator Richard Blumenthal says Attorney General William Barr should “probably” resign, Yahoo News reports. |
NEW: @SenBlumenthal on Barr: "I think he probably should resign" pic.twitter.com/6eIeLWCNaQ | NEW: @SenBlumenthal on Barr: "I think he probably should resign" pic.twitter.com/6eIeLWCNaQ |
William Barr’s comment today about Robert Mueller’s letter is apparently the first time the word “snitty” has been said on the Congressional record. | William Barr’s comment today about Robert Mueller’s letter is apparently the first time the word “snitty” has been said on the Congressional record. |
Can confirm the word "snitty" has never appeared in the Congressional Record. | Can confirm the word "snitty" has never appeared in the Congressional Record. |
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro will not run for Senate against John Cornyn, he tells Texas Monthly. | Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro will not run for Senate against John Cornyn, he tells Texas Monthly. |
.@JoaquinCastrotx tells me that he not going to run for Senate against @JohnCornyn. pic.twitter.com/0fwr47gchq | .@JoaquinCastrotx tells me that he not going to run for Senate against @JohnCornyn. pic.twitter.com/0fwr47gchq |