‘He’s being as forthcoming as he can,’ the deputy attorney general said of his boss in his first interview since the special counsel investigation ended.
By Colby Itkowitz and Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania politics Email Bio Follow Matt Zapotosky Matt Zapotosky National security reporter covering the Justice Department Email Bio Follow April 11 at 8:43 PM Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein came to his boss’s defense Thursday, saying it was “bizarre” for anyone to claim Attorney General William P. Barr is “trying to mislead people” by not immediately releasing the special counsel’s report.
“He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre,” Rosenstein said in the interview. Barr has faced intense criticism for a four-page letter he sent to lawmakers last month outlining what he said were Mueller’s “principal conclusions.” Barr quoted a few snippets from Mueller’s report to support his assertions, but his missive left many questions unanswered.
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