Analysis: A new poll suggests Mueller was right to worry about William Barr’s actions
Attorney General William P. Barr testifies May 1 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow May 2 at 10:59 AM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham began Wednesday’s William P. Barr hearing by suggesting that questions about Barr’s misleading previews of the Mueller report were overblown.
Seventy-six percent of Republicans said they believe it did clear Trump of wrongdoing. Thirty-four percent of independents agreed. Barr later decided not to accuse Trump of obstruction, but even he clarified Wednesday that he did not “exonerate” Trump. Of course, it’s hard to know whether Barr’s misleading previews of the report are the culprit here, or if this is simply partisans believing what they want to believe. There’s certainly plenty of evidence of partisans believing things that are objectively untrue about this whole situation.
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