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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    William Barr amps up his defense of President Trump

    Attorney General William Barr wasn’t pleased with Monday’s Inspector General report: “I think when you step back here and say, ‘What was this all based on?,’ it’s not sufficient. Remember there was, and never has been, any evidence of collusion.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 10, 2019 • 1 min read

    Attorney General William Barr wasn’t pleased with Monday’s Inspector General report: “I think when you step back here and say, ‘What was this all based on?,’ it’s not sufficient. Remember there was, and never has been, any evidence of collusion. And yet, this campaign and the president’s administration has been dominated by this investigation into what turns out to be completely baseless.”

    He also said the evidence produced by the investigation was “consistently exculpatory” for Donald Trump, and that the FBI launched their probe into the Trump campaign based on “thinnest of suspicions.”

    This hyper-defense of the president is par for the course for William Barr.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Rep. Adam Schiff on articles of impeachment and what’s next
    1. 0:00Rep. Adam Schiff on Democrats’ articles of impeachment against Trump
    2. 12:17How do today’s articles of impeachment compare to those of the past?
    3. 20:02William Barr amps up his defense of President TrumpYou’re reading this
    4. 30:17Chicago microbrewery buys one of the biggest names in craft beer
    5. 38:32The staying power of ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’
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