U.S. Attorney General William Barr is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning.
Barr will face lawmakers for questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
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His appearance comes hours after it was revealed that Mueller had sent the Justice Department a letter objecting to the way his findings were portrayed.
In prepared testimony released by the Justice Department, Barr says that Mueller finished his investigation without interference and that neither he nor any other Justice Department official overruled any proposed action.
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