Russia investigation

"It contains our findings and analysis, and the reasons for the decision we made. We chose these words carefully, and the words speak for itself," Mueller said.

President Donald Trump is a liar and his rhetoric is damaging America's institutions, former FBI Director James Comey wrote in a new op-ed for The Washington Post.

The White House cited a legal opinion drafted by the Justice Department that stated the former Trump official was immune from being compelled to testify.

On Saturday, Amash became the first Republican member of Congress to publicly argue that Trump engaged in impeachable conduct while in the Oval Office.

"Now, especially because of Barr, this gives me chills & terrifies me. Nothing seems inconceivable anymore," said Mimi Rocah.

Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity Democrats in Congress "are going nuts" after the Mueller report.

The recording will be distributed as a podcast.

As of Saturday, Sen. Chris Murphy said his letter to Republican leadership about Giuliani still stands.

"It was misleading, disingenuous and deceptive," former judge Andrew Napolitano wrote about William Barr's summary.

Trump Jr. told Senate investigators in 2017 that he was only "peripherally aware" of the Trump Tower Moscow project, something that Michael Cohen's testimony contradicted.

"That's like the doctor telling you, 'Well, your appendix is about to burst. It's becoming self-removable,'" Colbert quipped.

"There is no doubt about that they tried to manipulate us," Kasich said.

"I believe that the FBI is engaged in investigative activity and part of investigative activity includes surveillance activity of different shapes and sizes," Christopher Wray said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

More than 375 former government workers and appointees said that only Donald Trump's being president saved him from being charged with obstruction of justice.

"Nobody was picking this up outside this network, virtually."

White House special counsel Emmet Flood wrote a letter of complaint about the "political" Mueller report to Attorney General William Barr after it was made public.

"My primary interest is to pursue justice," Harris said. "And you can call that whatever name you want."

"Barr needs to resign," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted after the news that he would not comply with a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

Preet Bharara, a former U.S. attorney in New York, said the Mueller report preserves evidence for when President Donald Trump loses his immunity after leaving office.

"I've been investigated repeatedly by the other side. And, much to their dismay, but to my satisfaction, it's been for naught," the former secretary of state said.

Matthews suggested former White House counsel Donald McGahn should testify in front of Congress.

"The reason they are mad at Barr and me is because they didn't get the outcome they want," Graham told Sean Hannity.

Colbert cut together clips of Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to give his own take on Attorney General's performance.

The attorney general has said he doesn't object to Mueller testifying—and his own testimony made it clear why the special counsel should speak.

President Donald Trump has claimed he was given no such warning.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's work "concluded when he submitted the report to the attorney general," Barr told Senate lawmakers on Wednesday.

Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the attorney general testified that President Donald Trump cooperated with the special counsel's investigation.

Former CIA Director John Brennan said the attorney general's behavior suggests "he is acting as Donald Trump's personal lawyer."

The former House speaker pointed to the "deep state" after special counsel Robert Mueller's letter of complaint to Attorney General William Barr leaked.

"It is incredible the actions he took. He absolutely needs to go," the California congressman said.